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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-usa-idUSKCN0WF0M3
Kerry: Not Many People Believe in Possibility of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Right Now Because of Level of Violence
(Reuters) The U.S. is looking for a way to break the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday. But U.S. officials have no expectation peace talks will resume before the end of President Obama's term in January 2017 and have played down the odds of any quick decision on how the White House might help preserve a two-state solution. "We're talking about any number of different ways to try to change the situation on the ground in an effort to try to generate some confidence," Kerry said. "At the moment it's a difficult one, because of the violence that has been taking place, and there are not many people in Israel or in the region itself right now that believe in the possibilities of peace because of those levels of violence."