US regional peace initiative depends on Palestinians -Pence

The timing of a US Middle East peace initiative depends on the return of Palestinians to negotiations, US Vice President Mike Pence said, according to Reuters. “The White House has been working with our partners in the region to see if we can develop a framework for peace … It all just depends now on when the Palestinians are going to come back to the table,” Pence says. He also told Reuters that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and King Abdullah of Jordan “had agreed to convey to the Palestinians that the United States was eager to resume peace talks.”