Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is due to meet Thursday with his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Sha'ath, at a conference in Italy.
A European source said that Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini invited Shalom and Sha'ath to the conference, with the aim of encouraging a Israeli-Palestinian dialogue.
Shalom and Sha'ath have met a number of times in the past, but have not spoken since their last meeting in May.
Arnon Regular adds The Palestinian Authority is negotiating with the World Bank and, indirectly, with Israeli representatives, regarding economic and administrative arrangements for the post-disengagement Gaza Strip.
Continued...Disengagement moves forward, while the rest of the world throws rotten tomatoes..at Israel.