Kerry warns of violence if peace talks fail
The US secretary of state, John Kerry, warned Thursday of a
return to violence if faltering peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians
ultimately fail. He also rejected suggestions that he scale back his ambition
to salvage the talks and forge a final settlement and interim agreement.
Kerry has been shuffling this week between Israel, the Palestinian territories
and Jordan in a frantic bid to get the peace negotiations back on track amid
rising public anger among Palestinians over Israeli settlement activity and
among Israelis over the release of Palestinian prisoners.
