GYLI students, are you optimistic about a new round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders? Check out this piece for some background. The New York Times reports: "There was no indication that either the Israelis or the Palestinians had compromised on core issues — such as ending Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank or conceding the right of return of Palestinian refugees — that have sunk previous negotiations. Rather, this round of diplomacy was focused on getting distrusting adversaries to sit in the same room." nytimes/2013/07/20/world/middleeast/kerry-extends-stay-in-mideast-to-push-for-talks.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:01:36 +0000