CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Finally, a meeting of the prime ministers, their scheduling conflicts a thing of the past. Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas will meet today. On the table perhaps, the negotiated cease-fire with Hamas, whose soldiers are, of course, suicide bombers. We take you live to Jerusalem and Jerrold Kessel. Good morning -- Jerrold.</s>JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. And no major breakthrough, no major shift, but a declaration of positive intent, and going into this meeting tonight between the two prime ministers, Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon, at least a degree of conciliatory talk. The latest coming from the Palestinian prime minister, who, in his second interview in successive days with Israeli newspapers, has said this morning that he hopes he might, he hopes to be able next week, as early as next week, to get Hamas, the militant Islamic group, to sign on to a cease-fire and not to go on attacking Israelis. Well, Hamas may have something to say about that, but frankly speaking, they have also been using some -- more conciliatory language -- let's put it that way -- in recent days, as they perhaps may give Mahmoud Abbas a hand to try to get that cease-fire in place. The Israelis, they may have something to say about that, too. But Ariel Sharon has also been using some conciliatory language of late. He talked of ending their need to end the occupation of Palestinians. But going into the meeting the two prime ministers still at odds about who ought to go first to try to break up this log jam to end the violence. They may have to wait for President Bush and their meeting with him next week, but for the moment at least there is conciliatory talk, and that's something new -- Carol.</s>COSTELLO: All right, Jerrold Kessel live from Jerusalem, many thanks.
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