Obama says he is ` ` hopeful -- cautiously hopeful '' about the talks . Obama says , ` ` We seek a peace that will end the suffering between us '' Abbas says , ` ` Let us ... put an end to this long period of suffering forever '' Obama is hosting Netanyahu , Abbas , Mubarak , and King Abdullah II at the White House .
Obama says he is `` hopeful -- cautiously hopeful '' about the talks . Netanyahu says , `` We seek a peace that will end the conflict between us '' Abbas says , `` Let us ... put an end to this long period of suffering forever '' Obama is hosting Netanyahu , Abbas , Mubarak , and King Abdullah II at the White House .