Washington (CNN) -- A single word, "Jewish," shows the delicacy of trying to forge a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. Two weeks ago, President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for White House talks by calling for two states -- "a Jewish state of Israel and a state of Palestine" -- that would coexist "side by side in peace and security." On Monday, Obama outlined a similar vision when he met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, except for that one word, when he spoke of "a state that allows for the dignity and sovereignty of the Palestinian people and a state that allows for Israelis to feel secure and at peace with their neighbors."
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NEW: Obama uses different language with Abbas than he did with Netanyahu
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Palestinian leader Abbas met with President Obama at the White House on Monday
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The decades-old, oft-delayed peace process resumed with talks last July
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Secretary Kerry seeks a framework for talks to continue through 2014
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While the President clearly played to his respective audiences, the different language touched one of the stumbling blocks in getting @placeholder and Netanyahu to agree to direct "final status" negotiations on an agreement to end the decades-long conflict between their people.
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At both meetings, @placeholder urged the visiting leaders to move past sticking points in the negotiating process, saying Monday that "I believe that now is the time for not just the leaders of both sides but also the people of both sides to embrace this opportunity for peace."
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Both sides praise @placeholder's seemingly endless energy for the issue, which has included multiple visits to the region to prod the two sides to reach a middle ground.
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While both sides have signaled agreement for the concept of a two-state solution in which Israel and an independent @placeholder nation would live side-by-side, they remain at odds over how to make that happen.