Mideast Peace Talks: One More Time, Without Feeling
Optics are crucial. Late on July 19, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced from a podium at a Jordanian airport that Israelis and Palestinians were, for the first time since failed talks in 2010, willing to negotiate for peace. In his sixth trip to the region since taking office, America's top diplomat seemed to have pulled off the impossible. But he stood alone.
Perhaps both sides had other plans--Muslims were breaking their daily Ramadan fast, and Jews were preparing for the Sabbath. Or perhaps their absence was a measure of their enthusiasm....
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