MUNICH — EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton will chair a meeting of top international officials working on the Israel-Palestinian peace process on Saturday, saying “bold” decisions are needed.
“This meeting takes place in a moment when difficult and bold decisions need to be made,” Ashton said in a statement Friday.
Ashton said she will be joined Saturday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and former British prime minister Tony Blair, envoy for the so-called Quartet helping to shepherd the fragile peace process — which includes the EU in addition to the UN, US and Russia.
Kerry has been leading a new push for a Middle East peace since July, engaging in talks with all interested parties even as Israel and the Palestinians continue to trade barbs, especially over Israeli plans for new settlements in the West Bank.
“The dividends of peace for Israelis and Palestinians are enormous,” Ashton said.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition
by email and never miss our top stories
By signing up, you agree to the
terms
“I hope that together we can help those (bold) decisions to become a reality to continue working towards a negotiated peace agreement, setting an end to the conflict and fulfilling the legitimate aspirations of both parties.”
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
