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December 16, 2013       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kerry-israeli-palestinian-peace-deal-by-spring-remains-the-goal/2013/12/13/e36a7e14-642b-11e3-a373-0f9f2d1c2b61_story.html

Kerry: Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal by Spring Remains the Goal

(Washington Post) William Booth and Anne Gearan - A full and final peace agreement is still possible within the nine-month calendar set for U.S.-brokered talks, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday following two days of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. He rejected persistent speculation that the U.S. would settle for a partial or interim agreement and a continuation of talks. He said the core framework under discussion centers on the critical issues: "borders, security, refugees, Jerusalem, mutual recognition and an end to conflict and to all claims." Yet there are no tangible signs of progress as talks reach the halfway mark. Kerry's visit was complicated by a rare blizzard across the Middle East that dumped almost two feet of snow on Jerusalem and Ramallah.

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