Arab nations back indirect peace talks with Israel

[babylonsister]

:wow: Sounds great to me!


Arab nations back indirect peace talks with Israel
AP


By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, Associated Press Writer


CAIRO – Arab nations on Saturday endorsed indirect peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis, a move that likely paves the way for the start of long-stalled U.S.-brokered negotiations.

The United States has proposed the talks to end the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians over the conditions for resuming negotiations, which broke down more than a year ago amid Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

The green light from Arab foreign ministers comes after a first attempt to get indirect talks going collapsed in March when Israel announced a new Jewish housing project in east Jerusalem. The Israeli decision enraged Palestinians, who claim east Jerusalem as a future capital, and drew fierce criticism from the United States. It also led to the worst rift in years between the U.S. and Israel, Washington's closest Mideast ally.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signaled that he is willing to resume negotiations, but has been waiting for approval from Arab countries, which would provide Abbas the political cover he needs to return to talks.

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[Peacetrain]

1. Sounds good to me also!! K&R

[BlooInBloo]

2. Sounds great. Too bad Israel prefers war.

[babylonsister]

3. Yea, too bad, but that doesn't mean they might have to change their pov

if the majority of the world is attempting peace and thinks they're nuts for not doing so.

[proteus_lives]

4. Yeah, bad, bad Israel.

They are completely baseless in their actions. The Palestinians and the Arab world certainly have never raised a hand to the Israelis. (Whom they've welcomed as brothers since the beginning.

Yeah, that's the truth.

:eyes:

[treestar]

7. Why would they have?

It amazes me that anyone ever thought it would work.

[Kdillard]

5. Good news. Hopefully all sides can come to an agreement they can all live with

Peacefully.

[Change Happens]

6. K

[treestar]

8. Good. If the Israelis would stop those further incursions and settlements

It might possibly work.