U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Thursday in the latest bid to revive stalled peace talks with the Palestinian Authority. Clinton and Netanyahu reportedly discussed U.S. incentives for Israel to renew a partial settlement freeze. Last month, Israel rejected an Obama administration offer to back Israel’s insistence on maintaining a long-term military presence along the eastern border of a future Palestinian state. The U.S. also offered Israel military equipment and a pledge to veto U.N. resolutions on Arab-Israeli peace for at least a year. Netanyahu reportedly rejected the proposals even though the administration had asked for only a two-month extension of the freeze. Thursday’s talks came just three days after Israel announced it would build more than 1,000 settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem. Appearing with Netanyahu before the meeting, Clinton avoided mention of the latest settlement construction.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We’re going to be talking about everything. And I will save my comments beyond what I’ve already said to talk with the Prime Minister. I’m very pleased to be here and to have this opportunity to discuss with him how we’re going to move forward in the process.”