The peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians will be resumed, that what Mr. Kerry and the Arab League members announced after their latest meetings in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday.
Mr. Kerry said to the reporters in the press
conference that here
had been "very significant" gaps between the Israeli and the
Palestinians, but “through hard and deliberate, patient work, and most
importantly through quiet work we have been able to narrow those gaps” and he
hoped both sides would soon be able to come and sit at the same table.
From their side, The Arab League
delegates said in their statement that they "believe Kerry's ideas
proposed to the committee today constitute a good ground and suitable
environment for restarting the negotiations, especially the new and important
political, economic and security elements".
Kerry also mentioned the Saudi
initiative that was first proposed in 2002 and offers full recognition of
Israel, but only if it returned all land occupied in the 1967 war, as well as
agreeing to a solution for Palestinian refugees, but Israel had previously
rejected
The
latest direct talks between the two sides broke over the issue of settlements
two years ago. This issue, especially settlements in West Bank remains one of the biggest problems between the two sides,
as Mr Abbas has said that Israel must stop building settlements before resuming
the peace talks, but Netanyahu has urged Abbas to return to talks without
preconditions.
It has been reported that Mr Kerry
has offered the Palestinians a $4bn package of economic incentives as part of
his effort to set the stage for peace talks.
By Yusra Ahmed
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