Massachusetts Senator John Kerry. Photo: U.S. Senate.

Jerusalem Post – WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State John Kerry will head back to the region this week in his latest drive to renew peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, hoping that his strategy of putting in personal face time with leaders on both sides will finally produce results.

Sources familiar with the negotiations say the secretary will request concrete signals from the parties. The White House has given the State Department until roughly September to achieve a breakthrough in negotiations.

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