President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are set to meet on Tuesday to discuss the peace talks between Israel and Palestine. (File photo: Reuters)
Israeli Settlement Plan Derailed Peace Talks, Kerry Says -- New York Times
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that Israel’s announcement of 700 new apartments for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem precipitated the bitter impasse in peace negotiations last week between Israel and the Palestinians.
While Mr. Kerry said both sides bore responsibility for “unhelpful” actions, he noted that the publication of tenders for housing units came four days after a deadline passed for Israel to release Palestinian prisoners and complicated Israel’s own deliberations over whether to extend the talks.
“Poof, that was the moment,” Mr. Kerry said in testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Still, Mr. Kerry said that the Israelis and Palestinians were still talking, with the United States acting as a broker, and that if the two sides could get past the dispute over the prisoner release, they could return to substantive negotiations for a peace accord.
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1 comment:
Surprise, surprise...
As if we didn't see that coming.
What a disgrace this man is...
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