President Barack Obama said there was a “window of opportunity” to kick-start Palestinian-Israeli peace talks.
Speaking after meeting April 11 with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Obama said the two “talked about Middle East peace, where there’s at least a window of opportunity for both Israelis and Palestinians to get back to the peace table.”
“We explored how the United States, as a strong friend of Israel and a supporter of the Palestinian state, can work with the United Nations and multilateral bodies to try to move that process forward,” Obama said.
The comments came two days after Secretary of State John Kerry dubbed his talks this week with Israeli and PA leaders in the Middle East as “very constructive.” — jta