Saturday, July 20, 2013

KERRY ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF PEACE TALKS

KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.

1/3RD ISRAELIS WANT 3RD TEMPLE REBUILT
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2013/07/13rd-of-israelis-want-3rd-temple.html
OTHER PEACE TALK NEWS FROM YESTERDAY
http://israndjer.blogspot.ca/2013/07/israel-deploys-iron-dome-to-defend-eilat.html

When Being Jewish Is a Crime
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Jan's guests are a rep from the Zionist Organization of America, Joseph Sabag, and friend of Israel, Bob Naegele. Anti-Semitism is raging in the world and particularly on U.S. college campuses. It says in Psalms 102 that when the Lord builds up Zion, He shall appear in His glory. Thus, Christians need to be paying attention but most aren't. Nor are pulpits in the Western world. As last days' events play out, Israel is almost always in the center of them. The three have a lively discussion about many issues, including why Jews are usually supportive of liberal candidates who often are not a friend of Israel. Sabag states that one of his assignments is to save Israel from the Jews who may not be as enthusiastically pro-Israel as some evangelical Christians. Encourage Joseph by writing him at zoaFlorida@gmail.com. We are living in a time when being Jewish is a crime. The last time that happened, a catastrophe resulted.
http://www.oneplace.com/ministries/understanding-the-times/listen/when-being-jewish-is-a-crime-355519.html 

LAND FOR PEACE (THE FUTURE 7 YEARS OF HELL ON EARTH)

JOEL 3:2
2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people(ISRAEL) and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.(UPROOTED ISRAELIS AND DIVIDED JERUSALEM)(THIS BRINGS ON WW3 BECAUSE JERUSALEM IS DIVIDED,WARNING TO ARABS-MUSLIMS AND THE WORLD).

THE WEEK OF DANIEL 9:27 WE KNOW ITS 7 YRS

Heres the scripture 1 week = 7 yrs Genesis 29:27-29
27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

DANIEL 11:21-23
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

ISAIAH 33:8
8  The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)

ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

Kerry Announces Resumption of Peace Talks

"We've reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming final status negotiations," announces Kerry.By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 7/19/2013, 9:37 PM-israelnationalnews

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at a news conference in Amman
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at a news conference in Amman-Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Friday the resumption of peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
"I'm pleased to announce that we've reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming final status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis," Kerry told reporters in Amman, Jordan, according to AFP."This is a significant and welcome step forward,” he added. “The agreement is still in the process of being finalized so we are absolutely not going to talk about any of the elements now."The top U.S. diplomat added that PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat and Israeli negotiator Justice Minister Tzipi Livni would meet him in Washington "to begin initial talks within the next week or so."In his brief comments to the press, Kerry praised the courage of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
"No one believes the long-standing differences between the parties will be resolved overnight or just wiped away. We know that the challenges require some very tough choices in the days ahead," he said, according to AFP."Today, however, I am hopeful. I am hopeful because of the courageous leadership by President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu. Both of them have chosen to make difficult choices here and both of them were instrumental."The announcement on the resumption of negotiations came after Kerry flew from Jordan to Ramallah earlier in the day to meet Abbas as he battled to salvage his Middle East peace bid.
Kerry had spent four hours earlier on the phone talking to both sides before making the decision to dash to Ramallah to meet Abbas for the third time this week, reported AFP.The whirlwind diplomacy came after the PA leadership rejected Kerry's proposals for a framework to guide the relaunch of peace talks with the Israelis stalled for nearly three years.U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday urged Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to resume talks."The president encouraged Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue to work with Secretary Kerry to resume negotiations with the Palestinians as soon as possible," the White House said in a statement, after the two leaders spoke by telephone.Meanwhile, a PA leader told the Associated Press on Friday that Kerry’s plan to get Israel and the PA talking again involves getting Israel to release hundreds of terrorist prisoners.Ahmed Majdalani said that Kerry has assured PA leaders that Israel would gradually free some 350 terrorists in the coming months. The prisoners would include some 100 men that were arrested over terrorist attacks carried out before the 1993 Oslo Accords. Israel has refused to free these terrorists in the past because many of them carried out some of the deadliest attacks against Israelis.
According to Majdalani, Kerry would endorse the pre-1967 borders as the starting point of negotiations. The plan does not include a freeze on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria.Abbas has insisted that Israel recognize the 1949 Armistice Line as a designated border for any future PA state before any talks begin, one of his many preconditions on talks. Israel refuses, as these borders are indefensible and withdrawing back to them would guarantee its destruction.Bayit Yehudi Chairman and Economy Minister, Naftali Bennett, made clear on Thursday that his party will not be a partner in a government that holds diplomatic negotiations based on the idea of returning to Israel's pre-1967 borders."The Bayit Yehudi party, which I head, will not be a partner, even for one second, in a government that agrees to negotiate based on [pre-]'67 lines,” he stated. “Our capital, Jerusalem, is not up for negotiations and will never be up for negotiations.”(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)

Ashton Welcomes Resumption of Peace Talks

EU foreign affairs chief welcomes announcement of resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 7/20/2013, 2:17 AM-israelnationalnews

Catherine Ashton
Catherine Ashton-AFP photo
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton on Friday warmly welcomed an agreement in principle on a resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, praising the "courage" of both sides.
"I warmly welcome today's announcement on the Middle East peace process," Ashton said in a statement quoted by AFP, after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced that negotiators from both sides will meet in Washington within "the next week or so" after an agreement on the basis to resume peace talks.
Ashton’s statement said Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas "have demonstrated courage in reaching this point.”"Their demonstration of leadership gives me great hope that we may finally see progress towards the objectives which they share along with their friends and allies around the world: peace, security and dignity for their peoples," said Ashton.Ashton praised Kerry "for his determination in bringing the parties back together. Of course there are difficult negotiations ahead and difficult decisions to take. The European Union will make every effort to ensure that negotiations succeed."
Several hours earlier, the EU published new guidelines which forbid member states from funding or dealing with Israeli entities in areas located beyond the 1949 Armistice Line. These include Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and even the Golan Heights.On Thursday, Israel met the British and French ambassadors and Germany's deputy envoy over the guidelines. The envoys were warned of a serious crisis between the European Union and Israel over the move.Israeli experts said on Friday that the implications of the policy could have a major impact on how Israel does business with the EU.Finance Minister Yair Lapid pointed out in an op-ed published Friday that while the EU says the new guidelines will promote peace, the opposite is true and in fact will encourage terrorists.According to Lapid, “The world shouldn’t make things easier for extremists. It’s challenging enough to remain sane and pursue peace in this crowded, problematic neighborhood of ours. We do not need our friends overseas to make it even more difficult. The EU would do well to revoke its decision.”(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)


Opposition leader, MKs embrace restart of peace talks

Yesh Atid, Hatnua and Labor politicians hope Kerry’s declaration on renewal of negotiations will lead to an agreement

By and July 19, 2013, 11:43 pm 2-the times of israel

“I hope that Prime Minister Netanyahu, who declared loud and clear that he supports the two-state solution, will make the necessary decisions.”Last month, Yachimovich said she would back Netanyahu by considering to join the coalition if such a step were necessary to advance talks for a political peace agreement with the Palestinians.Yachimovich’s guarantee of a parliamentary “safety net” was meant as an assurance that despite the proliferation in Netanyahu‘s government of hardliners who oppose a two-state solution, any peace initiative presented by the prime minister would gain the Knesset’s approval.Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (Hatnua) addressed Kerry’s announcement as well, stating that “four years of political stalemate” were about to end. The justice minister further stated that any agreement would include a clause that guaranteed that, at any rate, the future Israeli state would remain both Jewish and democratic.“I’m sure with all my heart that this is the right thing for our future, our security, economy and the values ​​of Israel,” Livni wrote on her official Facebook page.MK Ofer Shelah of Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid party also commented on the US secretary of state’s statement, and urged the prime minister “not to waste time” and to take advantage of the “solid majority,” which he claimed wishes to advance a two-state solution.“The outline of possible agreement has been known for a long time and requires decisive leadership that will lead to it soon,” Shelah said.Shelah went on to assure Netanyahu that the Yesh Atid party would stand alongside any government that strived for peace.Earlier Friday, Finance Minister Lapid told Channel 2 that he hoped results will be achieved.
“I would not turn off the radio in the coming hours [for news on progress]. I really want this to happen, it’s important for Israel. I hope we will see results,” said Lapid.On Friday, Kerry announced that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resume peace talks without preconditions, after a more than a three-year freeze on progress.At a stormy late-night meeting of their leadership Thursday, Palestinians had balked at dropping a main condition for talks with the Israelis. They demanded a guarantee that negotiations on borders between a Palestinian state and Israel would be based on the cease-fire line that held from 1949 until the 1967 war, when Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005.
Israel rejected preconditions on the talks, and the split cast a cloud of uncertainty over months of US mediation efforts.Hoping to push Israelis and Palestinians toward talks, President Barack Obama asked Netanyahu to work with Kerry “to resume negotiations with Palestinians as soon as possible,” according to a statement released by the White House late Thursday.Previous Israeli governments twice negotiated on the basis of the 1967 lines, but no peace accord was reached. Besides disagreeing over how much land to trade and where, the two sides hit logjams on other key issues, including dividing Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees.Netanyahu gave a lukewarm endorsement to the idea of a Palestinian state but has not delineated his vision of boundaries, while demanding that the Palestinian recognize Israel as the Jewish state. Palestinians reject that, concerned that it would undermine their claims that millions of refugees and their descendants have the right to return to their original homes, lost in the 1948-49 war surrounding Israel’s creation. Israel has rejected that claim outright.After their late-night meeting, the Palestinians did not bring up their often-repeated demand that Israel stop building in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem before talks could resume. One official said that if Israel accepts the 1967 lines as a basis, that would make most of the settlements illegitimate.

Hamas: No Negotiating with the 'Occupation'

Hamas rejects John Kerry's announcement of a return to peace talks between the PA and Israel.
By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 7/20/2013, 1:05 AM-israelnationalnews

Hamas terrorists in Gaza
Hamas terrorists in Gaza-Flash 90
The Hamas terrorist group which controls Gaza was quick to pour cold water on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s announcement that peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority would resume."Hamas rejects Kerry's announcement of a return to talks and considers the Palestinian Authority's return to negotiations with the occupation to be at odds with the national consensus," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP on Friday, after Kerry announced at a press conference in Amman that negotiators from both sides will be meeting in Washington next week.Abu Zuhri said that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who heads Hamas’s longtime rival faction Fatah, had no legitimate right to negotiate on behalf of “the Palestinian people.”Ihab al-Ghassin, spokesman for the Hamas government, also told AFP that "whoever negotiates on the part of the people who is not chosen by them, represents only himself. The Palestinian people will not accept this."Earlier, Abbas’s office hailed the Chairman’s meetings with Kerry on Friday, saying they achieved "progress" towards resuming peace talks with Israel."Abbas's meeting with Kerry in his headquarters in Ramallah on Friday evening achieved progress, and will facilitate an agreement on the basis of a resumption of talks," Abbas’s spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina said in a statement quoted by AFP.But he stressed there were still "specific details that need to be resolved," without saying what these were."Kerry will send an invitation to [chief negotiator Saeb] Erekat and a representative of the Israeli side to meet him in Washington for initial talks in the next few days," he added.According to Kerry’s announcement in Amman, Erekat and Israeli negotiator Justice Minister Tzipi Livni would meet him in Washington "to begin initial talks within the next week or so."Kerry had spent four hours earlier on the phone talking to both sides before making the decision to dash to Ramallah to meet Abbas for the third time this week.The whirlwind diplomacy came after the PA leadership rejected Kerry's proposals for a framework to guide the relaunch of peace talks with the Israelis stalled for nearly three years.Meanwhile, a PA leader told the Associated Press on Friday that Kerry’s plan to get Israel and the PA talking again involves getting Israel to release hundreds of terrorist prisoners.Ahmed Majdalani said that Kerry has assured PA leaders that Israel would gradually free some 350 terrorists in the coming months. The prisoners would include some 100 men that were arrested over terrorist attacks carried out before the 1993 Oslo Accords. Israel has refused to free these terrorists in the past because many of them carried out some of the deadliest attacks against Israelis.According to Majdalani, Kerry would endorse the pre-1967 borders as the starting point of negotiations. The plan does not include a freeze on Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria.
(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)



Israel not looking for a 'happy marriage' but a 'fair divorce' from the Palestinians, writes Lapid

Steinitz: Israel to release Palestinian prisoners

Minister confirms Jerusalem will free ‘serious’ detainees for peace talks but doesn’t say how many, claims Israel isn’t bound to a settlement freeze; France commends peace efforts

By and July 20, 2013, 12:30 pm 5-the times of israel


Kerry, speaking at a press conference in Amman Friday, said that “We have reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming negotiations. This is a significant and welcome step forward.“We know that challenges lay ahead. Both sides understand that the difficult road ahead is worth traveling. They have courageously recognized that in order to live side by side, they must begin by sitting together in direct talks,” he said. “I look forward to seeing my friends from this region in Washington next week” or shortly after, he added.Kerry was back in Amman Friday evening after meeting earlier with Abbas in Ramallah, where he was a guest at the Iftar meal with the Palestinian leader.“Mr. President, you should look happy,” a cheerful-looking Kerry said to Abbas in front of reporters as they sat before the closed-door talks began.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended Kerry’s efforts and the decision by the parties to return to the negotiating table, pledged UN support, and called on both sides “to show leadership, courage, and responsibility to sustain this effort towards achieving the two-state vision,” UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said.EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton welcomed the announcement saying Netanyahu and Abbas “demonstrated courage in reaching this point.”“Of course there are difficult negotiations ahead and difficult decisions to take. The European Union will make every effort to ensure that negotiations succeed,” Ashton said.A Palestinian official said Kerry has proposed holding talks for six to nine months focusing on the key issues of borders and security arrangements. He claimed Kerry would endorse the pre-1967 lines as the starting point of negotiations.There was no formal confirmation of these elements of the Kerry framework.
The Israeli and Palestinian teams have been using verbal commitments to convey their stipulations rather than writing what they agree to, an unnamed member of Abbas’s Fatah party told Palestinian media Saturday.
Kerry had stepped up his drive Friday to get Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table, facing Palestinian reluctance over his formula for resuming negotiations.Kerry held more than 90 minutes of talks Friday morning with chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, a US official said.After their late-night meeting Thursday, Palestinians had balked at dropping a main condition for talks with the Israelis. They demand a guarantee that negotiations on borders between a Palestinian state and Israel would be based on the ceasefire line that held from 1949 until the 1967 war, when Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005.Still, a Palestinian official had told The Times of Israel late Thursday that the Palestinians would come back to the talks if the US invitation to the negotiations specified that the goal was a Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 lines.Hoping to push Israelis and Palestinians toward talks, President Barack Obama asked Netanyahu to work with Kerry “to resume negotiations with Palestinians as soon as possible,” according to a statement released by the White House late Thursday.Previous Israeli governments twice negotiated on the basis of the 1967 lines, but no peace accord was reached. Besides disagreeing over how much land to trade and where, the two sides hit logjams on other key issues, including dividing Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees.Netanyahu has given lukewarm endorsement to the idea of a Palestinian state but has not delineated his vision of boundaries, while demanding that the Palestinian recognize Israel as the Jewish state. Palestinians reject that, concerned that it would undermine their claims that millions of refugees and their descendants have the right to return to their original homes, lost in the 1948-49 war surrounding Israel’s creation. Israel has rejected that claim outright.
An Arab League decision Wednesday to endorse Kerry’s proposal raised speculation that the Palestinians may agree. Abbas traditionally has sought the blessing of his Arab brethren before making any major diplomatic initiative.Ahmed Majdalani, a Palestinian leader, said Kerry envisaged six to nine months of talks focused on border and security issues.He said Kerry would endorse the 1967 lines as the starting point of negotiations. It was not clear whether Israel would accept any reference to the 1967 lines.Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that has run the Gaza Strip since it ousted Abbas’s Fatah party after the 2006 elections, rejected Kerry’s announcement, saying it “considers the Palestinian Authority’s return to negotiations with the occupation to be at odds with the national consensus.” Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP that Abbas had no right to negotiate on the Palestinian people’s behalf.AP contributed to this report.


Israel agrees Palestinian prisoner release to resume peace talks


By Maayan Lubell-JULY 20,13
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has agreed to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks, but will not yield to other demands the Palestinians say must be met before they return to the negotiating table.Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Saturday that Israel was prepared to release some "heavyweight" prisoners but could not accept Palestinian demands over the borders of their future state before talks begin.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israel and the Palestinians had laid the groundwork to resume talks after an almost three-year stalemate, but that the deal was not final and required more diplomacy."There will be some release of prisoners," Steinitz told Israel Radio. "I don't want to give numbers but there will be heavyweight prisoners who have been in jail for tens of years." The release would be carried out in phases, he added.Palestinians have long demanded that Israel free prisoners held since before 1993, when the two sides signed the Oslo Accords - a interim deal intended to lead to an independent state the Palestinians seek in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip."In all meetings held by President Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) with minister Kerry and others, the Palestinian demand to release the prisoners topped the agenda," said Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdaineh. "Freeing prisoners is a Palestinian priority that should precede any agreement.There are about 100 pre-Oslo prisoners in Israeli jails, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, a Palestinian body that looks after the interests of inmates and their families.Steinitz indicated that some of those who would be released had been convicted of violent crimes against Israelis."It will not be simple, but we will make that gesture," he said.
WASHINGTON
The Palestinians say the talks must be about establishing a future state with borders approximating the boundaries that existed before Israel captured territories in a 1967 war.Steinitz said there had been no Israeli concession on that point nor on the Palestinian demand that Israel halt all construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem."There is no chance that we will agree to enter any negotiations that begin with defining territorial borders or concessions by Israel, nor a construction freeze," he said.A senior Palestinian official with knowledge of the talks told Reuters: "Our position remains clear: resumption of negotiations should be based on the two-state solution and on the 1967 borders."Kerry said on Friday that the deal between Israel and the Palestinians to resume negotiations was still being "formalized" but that negotiators for both sides could begin talks in Washington "within the next week or so".Israeli and Palestinian officials told Reuters on Friday the talks would take months to unfold. Steinitz said the Palestinians had agreed to enter talks that would take between nine months to a year.He said this would stop the Palestinians from taking unilateral steps at the United Nations General Assembly in September, when they had planned to seek recognition for their statehood in the absence of direct talks with Israel.Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy told a news conference on Saturday: "We support serious talks to take place with a set and precise time frame."Kerry's drive to relaunch the peace talks was endorsed this week by the Arab League, which potentially holds out the prospect of a broader regional peace with Israel upon the establishment of a Palestinian state.The Arab League's own peace proposals, launched over a decade ago, foundered on the issue of a return to 1967 borders, but it confirmed on Wednesday it had shifted its position to countenance "limited exchange of territory of the same value and size."Such a formula could allow Israel to keep large settlement blocs it has said should remain in Israeli hands in any future peace deal.(Additional reporting by Ali Sawafta in Ramallah; Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza; Yasmine Saleh in Cairo; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)
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