By Arshad Mohammed and Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their first peace talks in nearly three years on Monday in a U.S.-brokered effort that Secretary of State John Kerry hopes will end their conflict despite deep divisions. Top aides to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began the talks over an iftar dinner – the evening meal with which Muslims break their daily fast during Ramadan – hosted by Kerry at the State Department. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/israeli-palestinian-talks-begin-amid-deep-divisions-032552109.html

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