Peres and Netanyahu, Israeli diplomacy’s good cop and bad cop While Benjamin Netanyahu has played the role of tough guy on the world stage, Shimon Peres has been a conciliator.
Kerry says mistrust is high in talks, cites ‘Jewish state’ issue John Kerry said Israeli and Palestinian mutual mistrust remains high, and the U.S. secretary of state expressed frustration with the issue of recognizing Israel as a Jewish state.
Kerry makes surprise stop in Jordan U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.