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Palestinian children collect laundry next to a section of Israel's separation barrier at the West Bank refugee camp of Shuafat on the edge of Jerusalem, Monday Jan. 14, 2008. Seen in the background is the West Bank Israeli settlement of Pizgat Ze'ev. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators took on the most contentious issues in their 100-year conflict Monday, under a U.S.-backed effort to hammer out a final peace deal by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)