Peace Talks Have Collapsed: Hooray!

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, threw in the towel on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. It was a kind of “a plague on both your houses” statement, saying he has more important things to deal with in the Ukraine and elsewhere.
John Kerry Gives Up on Peace in Israel

The Obama administration has given up when it comes to peace in the Middle East.
Netanyahu “Furious” with Livni over Surprise Meeting with Abbas

Israel’s right-wing Jewish Home Party has called on Israeli Justice Minister and chief negotiator Tzipi Livni to resign her post.
Kerry: The Fate of Peace Lies in the Hands of Israel, Palestinians

The fate of the Middle East lies in the hands of Israel and the Palestinians, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned after he met with Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas for the first time since the collapse of peace talks.
Kerry, Abbas to Meet to Revive Peace Talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry will reportedly meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in London on Wednesday to discuss kick-starting another round of peace talks with Israel.
After ‘Apartheid’ Stir, Experts Question Perceived Demographic Threat to Israel

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent controversial remark that Israel risks becoming “an apartheid state” in the absence of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shined a spotlight on the perceived demographic threat to Israel
Apartheid State? Israel?

Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent remark about Israel being an “apartheid state” is just one in a series of statements he has made in the last several months that indicate that he has crossed over the line from being an “honest broker” in a dispute to being an advocate for one side.
Why Negotiations Collapsed – American Perceptions and Future Indications

Effective foreign policy requires a balance between the predictable and the unpredictable. Alliances require careful maintenance and no surprises while adversarial relationships sometimes require unpredictable responses.
Peace Now or Never?

Respected Ha’aretz journalist Ari Shavit has made a startling confession: he was wrong about the prospects for peace with the Palestinians that he, like so many Israelis and diaspora Jews on the left, has vigorously advocated.
Kerry Vehemently Denies Israel “Apartheid State” Comments

US Secretary of State John Kerry is attempting to backtrack on recently exposed secret comments he made saying Israel would become an “apartheid state.”