Kerry returns to region to pursue faltering Mideast peace talks

By Maayan Lubell and Lesley Wroughton JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived back in the Middle East on Thursday, a week after his previous visit ended in Palestinian unhappiness over U.S. security ideas for an elusive land-for-peace deal with Israel. Kerry, who has quipped that he is becoming a commuter to the region, headed off for talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as soon as his plane landed and was due to see Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. Israel and the Palestinians resumed direct peace negotiations in July after a three-year break, hoping to end their decades-old conflict within nine months. Kerry has said he presented Israel and the Palestinians last week with "some thoughts" on security arrangements in any future accord, but has given no details.

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