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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Holocaust statement too little, too late

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A Palestinian security official prevents bystanders from accessing the site of an Israeli airstrike on motorcycle in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Medical official Ashraf al-Kidreh says the airstrike targeted two men riding a motorcycle, but that the missile missed its target and wounded three bystanders. The Israeli military confirmed the airstrike, saying "a hit was not identified." (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel halts peace talks with Palestinians

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, during a press conference following the announcement of an agreement between the two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, at Haniyeh's residence in Shati Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Hamas and Fatah made a new attempt Wednesday to overcome the Palestinians' political split, saying they would seek to form an interim unity government within five weeks, followed by general elections by December at the earliest. It was not clear how the new attempt announced Wednesday would succeed where previous ones failed, since the fundamental difficulties remain in place. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Rival Palestinian’s unity deal a blow to struggling Mideast peace process

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An Israeli soldier stands guard near the scene of a shooting near the Tarqumiya checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Hebron, Monday, April 14, 2014. Police say assailants opened fire on an Israeli vehicle in the West Bank, killing one person and wounding two. (AP Photo/Gil Yohanan) ISRAEL OUT

Hamas praises deadly West Bank shooting

By IAN DEITCH - Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss his budget and the status of diplomatic hot spots. Lawmakers' questions focused on Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Syria. Kerry, a former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, threatened Russia with tougher economic sanctions if it fails to back down from its chaotic involvement in Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

MAY: The Mideast peace process peters out

By Clifford D. May

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time for Obama to prod Palestinians

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** In this Tuesday April 1, 2014 photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, joined by Palestinian chief peace negotiator Saeb Erekat, signs an application to the U.N. agencies in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Israel says it won’t release Palestinian prisoners

By Ian Deitch - Associated Press

FILE - This March 29, 2014 file-pool photo shows Secretary of State John Kerry arriving in Paris. More than a week into what had been a scheduled five-day trip to Europe and Saudi Arabia, Kerry sat in a Paris hotel suite last Monday morning contemplating his next moves on multiple crisis fronts. Despite a hastily arranged emergency meeting with his Russian counterpart in the French capital the night before, Moscow was still massing troops on Ukraine&#8217;s border, apparently threatening invasion, and Kerry&#8217;s pet project, the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, was teetering on the brink of collapse. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File-Pool)

U.S. backs off peace talks as impatience mounts with Israelis, Palestinians

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this March 30, 2014, photo U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference in Paris. The United States is talking with Israel about the possibility of releasing convicted spy Jonathan Pollard early from his life sentence as an incentive in the troubled Mideast peace negotiations, a person familiar with the situation said Monday March 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

American spy’s release in play for Mideast peace

By LARA JAKES - Associated Press

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taks to journalists during a press conference on the sidelines of the Arab League Summit at Bayan Palace, Kuwait on Wednesday, March 26, 2014.(AP Photo/Nasser Waggi)

Mideast peace bid stalls amid Abbas maneuver

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

MANDEL: A fatal flaw in the Palestinian peace process

By Daniel Mandel

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in Amman, Jordan on Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Kerry arrived in Jordan in hopes of jump-starting foundering Mideast peace talks just as Arab leaders released a communique saying they will never recognize Israel as a Jewish state. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Kerry to meet with Palestinian leader in Jordan

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen during a meeting in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama, Abbas to meet Monday morning regarding peace talks

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama listens as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 17, 2014. President Barack Obama said a Mideast peace solution remains elusive but he's hoping to see progress in coming days and weeks. Obama spoke as he sat down Monday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the path forward. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Abbas tells Obama window for Israel peace deal is closing

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 21, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seen during a meeting in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama, Palestinian leader meet as deadline nears

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

**FILE** Israeli police headquarters is seen in the E-1 construction site near the West bank settlement of Maaleh Adumim on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem on Dec. 2, 2012. (Associated Press)

U.S. to demand partial Israeli settlement freeze: report

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times