Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 968 Mon. February 19, 2007       International Israel, US will shun Palestinian govt US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joined by Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas (C) as she leaves his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. Rice went into talks with Abbas as a new US peace initiative looked in danger of unravelling. PHOTO: AFP