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| Israel, Palestinians in 'intensive' talks to end deadlock |
| 2014-04-11 |
| [DAWN] Israeli and Paleostinian negotiators held a fresh round of US-mediated talks Thursday to try to revive crisis-hit peace talks, officials said. How many prisoners do they need to release this time? "The gaps are narrowing, but any speculations about an agreement are premature at this time," said US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki. Washington remains in "intensive negotiations" with both sides, Psaki told news hounds, but stressed that reports of a deal were "inaccurate" as Israel announced it was going to sanction the Paleostinians by freezing taxes it collects on their behalf. "We're working, as you know, to determine what the path forward is for these negotiations, and that is up to the parties." The talks hit a new impasse last week after Israel refused to release a final batch of Paleostinian prisoners and the Paleostinians retaliated by seeking accession to several international treaties. US Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... blamed Israel this week for the deadlock as Washington mulled how much more time and effort to put into the faltering negotiations. American envoy Martin Indyk presided over Thursday's meeting in Jerusalem between Israel's chief negotiator, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, and her Paleostinian counterpart, Saeb Erakat, a Paleostinian source close to the talks said. Also present were Yitzhak Molcho, a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Paleostinian intelligence chief Majed Farah. The Paleostinians were pushing for the release of a final batch of prisoners, a commitment Israel reneged on in a move that sparked the crisis. An Israeli official told AFP that "Israel wants to return to talks and overcome the current crisis." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 They want prisoners released? Pull a Castro and release actual criminals. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-04-11 17:27 |