Pence says peace talks progress depends on Palestinians

US Vice President Mike Pence tells Reuters progress in peace talks depends “on when the Palestinians are going to come back to the table.”

US Vice President Mike Pence with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, on January 23, 2018. (Alex Kolomoisky/POOL)

He says “the door is open” for Palestinians to return to talks.

“We understand they’re unhappy” with President Donald Trump’s December decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, he notes, “but the president wanted me to convey our willingness and desire to be a part of the peace process going forward.”

 

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