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International Law Is Key To Israeli-Palestinian Solution

If Secretary of State John Kerry cannot get Israel to acknowledge that it is an occupying power in the Palestinian territories, then his visit is an exercise in futility.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends a meeting of President Barack Obama with African leaders at the White House in Washington March 28, 2013.  REUTERS/Yuri Gripas (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXY124

US Secretary of State John Kerry, is making a preliminary stop in Jerusalem and Ramallah to reignite a process of “negotiations” amid the outrage of the Palestinian people concerning the death and martyrdom of Maysara Abu Hamdieh, who died of cancer in an Israeli prison.

Mahmoud Abbas recently stated, “It seems that Israel wants to spark chaos in the Palestinian territories.” Furthermore, his official spokesman, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, added, “This escalation proves the Israeli government only looks at reality through brute power, settlement activity, and Judaization.”

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