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Thursday, July 10, 2014

John Kerry's First Peace Effort in Israel and Palestine Failed, But Now He Needs to Try Again

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118630/israel-palestine-murders-cause-criss-will-john-kerry-step

The New Republic
July 9, 2014

John Kerry's First Peace Effort in Israel and Palestine Failed, But Now He Needs to Try Again

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Last Sunday, Arizona Senator John McCain urged President Obama to send Secretary of State John Kerry to Israel to prevent the conflict there from “spiraling out of control.” J Street, which actively promotes negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, has called on Kerry to issue a blueprint for a two-state solution. But Kerry is in China for a “strategic and economic dialogue,” and State Department officials insist that it is up to Israelis and Palestinians to resume negotiations. Asked about the idea of the United States putting out its own plan, one official, speaking on background, said, “There are no good historical examples of this working.”

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