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            Kerry Returning to Push Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

   U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to Israel on Thursday for
   talks the State Department says will include a proposed framework for
   the major issues standing in the way of an Israeli-Palestinian peace
   deal.
   Kerry will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in
   Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah during
   the multi-day visit.
   State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said earlier this week that an
   agreement on the framework was not expected during this trip, but that
   there was a hope of "narrowing the gaps" that still separate the two
   sides.
   Key issues that need to be resolved in a peace deal include borders,
   security questions, the fate of Jerusalem and the right of return for
   Palestinian refugees.
   Israel and the Palestinians resumed the peace talks in July after a
   three-year break, and have committed to continue the negotiations
   through April.
   Kerry has made a Middle East peace agreement a top foreign policy goal,
   and has made frequent trips to the region in the past year.
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