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From the Serendipity35 Weekend Word Watch file:
via an article in the New York Times titled "U.S. and Israel Play Down Hopes for Peace Talks" dated November 12, Steven Erlanger reports that:

The long buildup to Annapolis, together with Ms. Rice’s many trips to the region, have given birth to a new verb in Israeli government circles: “lecondel,” meaning, to come and go for meetings that produce few results. The word is based on Ms. Rice’s first name.