American Officials Say Israelis and Palestinians Will Resume Peace Talks Next Week
Will take place in Jerusalem
A U.S. official says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talks in Jerusalem next week.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Thursday two U.S. envoys will attend next Wednesday's talks, which will be followed by a meeting in the West Bank town of Jericho.
She said Secretary of State John Kerry does not expect to make any announcements after this round of discussions.
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In the late '50s, I remember asking the old man how come they were holding middle-east peace talks since they'd solved that last year. He promised there would be "peace talks" for a long time to come.
BTW, he was right about oil 'running out' in 15 years also.