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The Reality Behind Kerry's Optimism

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John Kerry still thinks he can jumpstart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Matthew Kalman on how his naïveté could be dangerous.

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“I’m a believer in possibilities,” declared Secretary of State John Kerry as he departed Israel on Sunday, no doubt relieved he could ride an airplane instead of the dead horse of peace talks he has insisted on flogging five times in the past three months.Away

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