Officials: Kerry returning to Mideast next week

Published June 3, 2013 8:39pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the contours of a package possibly emerging to lure Israel and the Palestinians back into direct negotiations.

It will be Kerry’s fifth trip to the Jewish state since becoming America’s top diplomat in February. He will also visit the West Bank and Jordan to push for a restart in face-to-face peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders that broke down nearly five years ago, U.S. officials said.

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