Clinton says Israel's unity gov't signals promise for peace

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the Israel's new unity government could be a promising development for the peace process.

"I think that it was heartening to see, when Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the new coalition between Likud and Kadima, that one of the central goals of this new coalition was to further the Middle East peace process," she said in an interview with USA Today. "That was a very strong signal coming out of the negotiations between the two parties and leaders." (AFP)