US mediators try to rescue Mideast peace talks
American mediators were in urgent talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials on Sunday in hopes of salvaging troubled Mideast peace talks.
The Palestinians say that Israel committed to release the prisoners when talks resumed last summer. Israel says the Palestinians have not been negotiating in good faith. It wants assurances that the Palestinians will commit to extending talks beyond a current April deadline before it frees the prisoners.
Israeli and Palestinian officials said they were in touch with American mediators on Sunday in search of a formula to extend the talks. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is in Paris, was also considering returning to the region. (AP)
