Clinton arrives in Israel to help with Gaza truce bid | Bangkok Post: news

News > World

Clinton arrives in Israel to help with Gaza truce bid

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel on Tuesday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at helping forge a truce with Hamas in Gaza, the State Department said.

A picture taken from the southern Israeli border with the Gaza Strip shows an Israeli artillery flare illuminating the Palestinian coastal enclave. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel on Tuesday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aimed at helping forge a truce with Hamas in Gaza, the State Department said.

After meeting Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday night, Clinton is scheduled to meet Palestinian leaders in the West Bank on Wednesday morning before heading to Cairo for talks the same day with President Mohamed Morsi.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Your comments

  • Discussion 1 : 21 Nov 2012 at 04.081

    As soon as Hamas lays down its arms, there will immediately be peace in Palestine. However, as soon as Israel lays down its arms, the Jewish state will immediately ceases to exist. So, it seems to me whether there will be a lasting peace in the region or not, depends overwhelmingly on Hamas, not Israel.

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.