Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he welcomes the help of foreign nations to promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

LA Times – With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government in place, top diplomats are beginning to converge on the region to engage Israeli and Palestinian leaders to determine what, if anything, could push the long-stalled peace process forward.

Years of American brokerage have failed to coax the Israelis and Palestinians into a two-state solution agreement. With the collapse more than a year ago of the most recent U.S.-led effort and Washington’s apparent disinclination to invest energy with Netanyahu and its being distracted elsewhere, others in the international community — particularly Europe — are increasingly seeking an active role in resolving the diplomatic quagmire and moving toward establishment of a Palestinian state.

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