Talks on details of Israel-Hamas cease-fire resume in Cairo
Negotiators for Israel and Hamas are holding separate talks with Egyptian mediators to iron out the details of last week\’s cease-fire.
Negotiators for Israel and Hamas are holding separate talks with Egyptian mediators to iron out the details of last week\’s cease-fire.
It\’s one of the oddities of world affairs that the worse things get in the Middle East, the more various countries, international bodies and individuals want a piece of the diplomatic action. The region could use some help, but sadly, recent offers by a number of hopeful mediators are likely only to confuse matters and make U.S. diplomacy more difficult.
The Europeans, the United Nations, even Jesse Jackson and Louis Farrakhan all want to lend a hand.