Israeli and Palestinian negotiators have decided to resume peace talks next week.
According to BBC News, the decision came after Israel approved the release of over 100 Palestinian prisoners and after efforts made to revive the talks by US Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry urged both Palestinians and Israelis to make “reasonable compromises.”
The intent of the Israel-Palestine peace talks is to craft a two-state solution to alleviate this more than 60 year long conflict in the Middle East, which began when the United Nations (UN) created the modern state of Israel in 1947. The move was opposed by all neighboring Arab nations, and resulted in a series of wars and bloody conflicts. There has been progress made however, what with both Israel and Palestine holding their first peace negotiation in more than three years on July 30, according the The Jerusalem Post.
The talks will resume on August 14, and US Mideast peace envoy Martin Indyk and deputy special envoy Frank Lowenstein will facilitate the talks, Haaretz reports.