A Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant holds a rocket during a media presentation of a training session on the outskirts of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. After a day and evening in White House talks with President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sit down together Thursday for the first of what American officials hope will be a series of meetings that lead in a year's time to an agreement on the creation of a Palestinian state.