A group of Palestinian restorers cleans a mosaic in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City September 19, 2000. Israel and Palestine said peace talks were going nowhere fast, souring President Clinton's last-ditch bid to secure a deal to end 52 years of conflict. The status of Jerusalem remains the major obstacle in negotiations, with Israel claiming it as its "eternal and undivided capital". But the Palestinians want Arab East Jerusalem, which includes the Old City, for the capital of their own future state.

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