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Kerry Attempting To Revive Peace Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel and plans to meet with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders in an attempt to restart the stalled peace talks.

“I come here without any illusions about the difficulties, but I come here determined to work,” Kerry told reporters.

The talks have shown little signs of progress and Kerry is denying speculation that he is proposing a new interim peace deal. Kerry is expected to continue to push the Obama administration’s “two state” solution for the region.

Kerry will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on Wednesday.

Israel is demanding that any peace deal include Palestinian acknowledgement of Israel as a Jewish state.

Pillar Near Bethlehem Linked To King David or Solomon

An Israeli tour guide discovered a pillar thinking he had made a major discovery only to find that the government had been hiding its existence for years.

The pillar is believed to be 2,800 years old and could be a landmark in mapping Old Testament locations. Archeologists believe that the pillar could connect Israel today with Judaism’s historical roots. Continue reading →