Looking back on the failures of the Obama administration's Israeli -
Palestinian peace efforts, he suggested that former Secretary of State John Kerry may have been too idealistic in pursuing talks that collapsed in 2014.
Not exact matches
US Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he hopes to usher in a «new era» of Middle East
peace talks, while the
Palestinians have scorned US
efforts and are turning to other global leaders for support.
But the visit by Greenblatt, who is leading the daily
effort within the White House to forge a US - led
peace plan, comes at a time of crisis in relations between the Trump administration and the
Palestinian Authority.
He also continued to portray himself as a fair mediator between Israel and the
Palestinians, telling the
Palestinians that «
efforts to delegitimize Israel will end in failure» and telling Israelis that «the status quo is unsustainable, and Israel too must act boldly to advance a lasting
peace.»
As part of U.S. - led
efforts to resume new
peace talks, Israel appears to be easing some travel restrictions currently in place on
Palestinians in the West Bank.
President Trump told Israeli and Arab leaders he plans to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel — a symbolically fraught move that would upend decades of American policy and upset
efforts to broker
peace between Israel and the
Palestinians.
The last surviving leader of Israel's founding generation, Shimon Peres was a three - time prime minister, the architect of the country's secretive nuclear program and a winner of the Nobel
Peace Prize for his efforts to make peace with the Palestin
Peace Prize for his
efforts to make
peace with the Palestin
peace with the
Palestinians.
Learn about the different tours and safaris you can enjoy on your One of the main obstacles to previous
peace - making
efforts in the
Palestinian - Israeli conflict has been the issue of dividing Jerusalem.