US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Jerusalem Wednesday evening for another round of talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. However, indications abounded that the Israeli officials he will be meeting with are for more interested in discussing Iran than the Palestinians and the PA officials, for their part, have publicly voiced doubts and pessimism over the future of the peace process. “US bias in favor of Israel does not serve peace,” declared PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi in a briefing to foreign diplomats on Wednesday. She added an oft-stated desire of PA officials that other world powers become more involved in the peace process. Read More
