Some 150 Israelis and Palestinians from 80 organizations were invited to the second civil conference in Paris; EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced 20 million euros for peace efforts, while France said it would not give up on a two-state future France pressed ahead Friday with a civil conference in Paris aimed at advancing the two-state solution, even as Israel and the United States stayed away and the diplomatic agenda ahead of next week’s G7 summit appeared likely to be dominated by Iran.... [2976 chars]