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On Monday, a minister-level meeting at the U.N. Security Council stressed the urgency of reaching agreement on a Middle East peace settlement and the creation of an independent Palestinian state. But not invited to the meeting were both the Israeli and Palestinian delegations. The timing was delicate and seemingly intentional. The meeting was arranged a week before President Barack Obama meets with new Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and it was criticized by the Israeli ambassador to the U.N., Gabriela Shalev, who said that the negotiations should not involve the United Nations.

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It has been a busy day for President Barack Obama. He held a joint presser with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao and then paid a visit to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace. According to CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk what Mr. Obama has accomplished thus far may deem him successful and the official meetings have not even begun.

Watch the video analysis below to find out why she thinks he is already proven success at the G20 and read more about her insight on the importance of the Obama-Brown relationship.

After a week of negotiations, the U.N. Security Council voted 14-0, with a U.S. abstention, for a cease-fire in the embattled Gaza Strip. The U.S. abstained, and neither Israel nor Hamas is beholden to the agreement in New York.

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