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Israel's Herzog calls for 'brave' steps in peace talks
(I hope this will count as "big news" as opposed to the sort of I/P discussion that gets banished.)
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog said Sunday he would push the government to take "brave" steps in US-brokered peace negotiations, after holding talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
The meeting at the West Bank headquarters of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority was the first of its kind since Herzog was elected head of the opposition Labour Party at the end of November.
The meeting at the West Bank headquarters of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority was the first of its kind since Herzog was elected head of the opposition Labour Party at the end of November.
http://news.yahoo.com/israels-herzog-calls-brave-steps-peace-talks-204212596.html
I looked for recent polls that might give an idea of Herzog's chance of becoming PM, but I didn't see any. I'm glad to see him taking this position publicly.
Some of the comments following the article are, as you might expect, obnoxious.
