Kerry to restart Mideast peace talks?

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US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Palestinian leaders to talk about the Syria crisis. His visit gives him a chance to restart Middle East peace negotiations that have been stalled for over two years. Kerry is on a 10-day overseas trip, stopping first in Istanbul to meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. A State Department official says Kerry would encourage Turkey and Israel to normalize their relationship to allow for deeper cooperation. This comes after Israel apologized in late March for the deaths of nine Turkish activists in a 2010 raid by Israeli commandos on a Gaza-bound aid ship. The apology ends a nearly three-year rift between Israel and Turkey — two key US allies in the region — but they have not yet exchanged ambassadors and fully restored their diplomatic ties. Talks between Turkish officials and Kerry will also include the issue of Syrian refugees as Turkey keeps its borders open to people fleeing the conflict. The huge flows — some 190,000 refugees since the start of the conflict — place a massive burden on Turkish resources. A US official says Kerry would stress the need to keep the borders open.


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