Kerry wins Arab backing on Mideast peace effort

[Mosby]

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry won Arab League backing Wednesday for his effort to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, raising hopes that the stalled negotiations could resume.

Kerry cited significant progress in narrowing gaps between the two sides, but he declined to elaborate.

On his sixth trip to the Middle East in as many months as America's top diplomat, Kerry met in Jordan with representatives of the Arab League and nine of its members that support an Arab-Israeli peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia.

In a statement after the meeting, the Arab delegation endorsed Kerry's initiative, saying his ideas "constitute a good ground and suitable environment for restarting the negotiations, especially the new and important political, economic and security elements."

The statement was significant because it could give Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas the political cover he would need to sell a return to negotiations to a skeptical Palestinian public.

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http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-wins-arab-backing-mideast-peace-effort-144028349.html

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1. So, we Jaw-Jaw in I/P while it's all Boom-Boom in Syria and Iraq and Labanon and ...?

Wish I could figure out what our ME policy really is, and if we really have a ME policy.

[Scootaloo]

2. Of course we have a mideast policy

When you turn on the news, you're looking at the fruits of it.

[Pterodactyl]

3. Now he just needs to get the Israelis to agree with the Arabs! That'll be a snap.

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4. The Israelis already agree - the Sunnis should kill the Shiia, and vis-a-versa.