US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while addressing a news conference at the European External Action Service (EEAS) building in Brussels April 2, 2014 (Photo: Reuters)
Mideast Players Point Fingers as Talks Falter -- Joshua Mitnick And Nicholas Casey, Wall Street Journal
Palestinians Request Treaty Memberships in Defiance of Israel
Israeli and Palestinian officials on Wednesday traded blame over the unraveling of U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace talks, as the Palestinians took another step toward abandoning negotiations by formally submitting membership requests for 15 international conventions.
Facing the collapse of the Obama administration's signature Middle East initiative after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas defiantly signed the treaty applications in a televised address on Tuesday, the U.S. sought to keep diplomatic channels open even after Secretary of State John Kerry canceled plans to return to the region to meet Mr. Abbas.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Israelis, Palestinians begin to assign blame for possible collapse of peace talks -- William Booth and Anne Gearan, Washington Post
Why some hail the unraveling of Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts -- Christa Case Bryant, Christian Science Monitor
Israel is facing a backlash in America -- Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star
Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban -- BBC
Can China and Japan Solve the Dilemma of 'Two Tigers, One Mountain'? -- Jin Kai, The Diplomat
Flight MH370 mystery 'may never be solved' -- Al Jazeera
Kerry’s Neglect of India Comes With a Price -- Max Boot, Commentary
Assassination of cleric 'Makaburi' puts Kenya on edge -- Jason Patinkin, Christian Science Monitor
Interview: Yanukovych admits mistakes on Crimea -- AP
Gazprom Tightens Noose on Ukraine -- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
NATO's Putin Conundrum Berlin Considers Its Alliance Options -- Spiegel Online
Don't Take Northern Ireland Peace for Granted -- Greg Sheridan, Real Clear World/The Australian
Experts: Strict building codes saved lives in powerful Chile earthquake -- CNN
Free Jonathan Pollard? Team Obama's misguided Middle East gambit -- Judith Miller, FOX News
Chile earthquake: Is the 8.2 temblor only a foreshock? -- Pete Spotts, Christian Science Monitor
Silicon Valley Thinks You’re a Fool -- Daniel Gross, Daily Beast
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