Arab League backs Palestine in peace talks, doubts Israeli stance

The Arab League is “forming a political support network” for Palestine after it expressed wiliness to participate in the US-proposed peace talks with Israel. But the League’s assistant secretary general, Mohammed Sabih, expressed concerns that the Israeli stance on the issue may make it "negotiations for the sake of negotiations, going round in a vicious circle." “Many in the Israeli government do not want an Arab peace initiative," he added. The peace talks have remained stalled since September 2010, but US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will meet in Washington within "the next week or so."