Rice met with Palestinian President Abbas Sunday

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem, a day after promising greater American efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Rice said Sunday that the U.S. will deepen its involvement in the peace process to advance the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.

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She made the comments after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Rice also discussed Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts with Jordan's King Abdullah in Amman Sunday.

The king said progress must be made in implementing the "road map" peace plan in order to spare the region from further violence.

Secretary Rice has said Washington remains committed to the road map and is not bringing any new peace initiatives to the region.