Signs of progress in Kerry peace bid
Signs of progress? The State Department released this photo of Secretary of State John Kerry meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today in Ramallah, amid reports Friday suggesting...
View ArticleKerry says agreement for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Friday that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators would come to Washington next week to begin peace talks, but said that details for resumed negotiations remain to...
View ArticleKerry may tap Indyk as peace envoy
Former US ambassador to Israel and Clinton Near East envoy Martin Indyk may take a lead role in helping US Secretary of State John Kerry conduct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, diplomatic...
View ArticleAppointments: Political-Military Affairs
The National Security Council’s top advisor on Iran and the Persian Gulf Puneet Talwar is expected to be nominated to become Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs, two US...
View ArticlePeace talks to get underway, Kerry names Indyk envoy
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will resume in Washington Monday after a three year hiatus, the State Department announced. Secretary of State John Kerry will host Israeli and Palestinian negotiators...
View ArticleKerry names Indyk peace envoy, calls for reasonable compromise
Secretary of State John Kerry, as expected, named veteran diplomat Martin Indyk his new special peace envoy, as Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams arrived in Washington Monday to begin direct...
View ArticleKerry aims for Israel-Palestine peace accord in 9 months
Flanked by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators, Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that the United States will play the role of facilitator in final status talks between the parties that he...
View ArticleIndyk staffs up to intensify Israeli Palestinian peace push
US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk is expanding his team as the U.S. prepares to intensify its role facilitating Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. “We've agreed that those talks should now be...
View ArticleDavid Makovsky joins Indyk’s Middle East peace team
Veteran Middle East scholar David Makovsky has joined the team of US Middle East peace envoy Martin Indyk as a strategist and senior advisor. Makovsky formally joined Indyk’s team and started working...
View ArticleWhat Iran’s Foreign Minister told German TV about Israel, Iran
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gave a long interview to Germany’s Phoenix TV on Sunday (February 2) in Berlin, following his attendance at the Munich Security Summit. Al-Monitor has...
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