US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart

MaxShimba · 2013-05-23T21:45:34+00:00

JERUSALEM (AP) The United States and Israel raised hopes Thursday for a restart of the Middle East peace process, despite little tangible progress so far from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerrys two-month-old effort to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. As they met in Jerusalem, Kerry praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the seriousness with which he is looking at ways to revitalize peace hopes. Kerry expressed optimism without outlining any concrete strategy for ending a stalemate between the two sides that has seen them hardly negotiate one-on-one at all over the last 4½ years. I know this region well enough to know there is skepticism, in some quarters there is cynicism and there are reasons for it, Kerry told reporters. There have been bitter years of disappointment. It is our hope that by being methodical, careful, patient but detailed and tenacious that we can lay on a path ahead that can conceivably surprise people and certainly exhaust the possibilities of peace. Thats what were working towards, said Kerry, who met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later Thursday in Ramallah. Netanyahu said his conversation with the top American diplomat would touch on mutual concerns about Iran and Syria. But above all, he said, what we want to do is restart the peace talks with the Palestinians. full article at link Read more: US, Israel raise hopes for Mideast peace restart - Salon.com

Thread starter MaxShimba
Start date May 24, 2013

MaxShimba

JF-Expert Member

May 24, 2013

MaxShimba

JF-Expert Member

May 24, 2013

Thread starter
#2

You must log in or register to reply here.

Facebook X Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit WhatsApp Email Link

General Forums
International Forum

Our Community

JamiiCheck
JamiiVoices
JamiiStories
JamiiData
JamiiCourses
JamiiShop
JamiiSocial
Premium Content
Start Discussion

Regional Communities

Tanzania
Uganda
Kenya

JamiiForums uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.

Accept Learn more…

Back

Top Bottom

Forums

New posts