Major powers meet to revive moribund Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking | Reuters
Reuters reports: "France convenes foreign ministers from major powers on Friday to put
Israel-Palestinian peacemaking back on the international agenda and find
enough common ground to bring the two sides back to the table by the
end of the year. [...] The gathering of ministers in Paris includes
the Middle East Quartet - which comprises the United States, Russia, the
European Union and United Nations - as well as the Arab League, the
U.N. Security Council and about 20 countries. Neither Israel nor the Palestinians have been invited."
Comment: I'm not all that excited by this development. It appears to be a classic example of international diplomacy: a meeting to plan more meetings. Still, it establishes the legitimacy of an international gathering (ie. the "many" of Daniel 9:27) to broker Mideast peace rather than the traditional two-party talks hosted by the U.S.
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