TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - MAY 02: In this handout photograph supplied by the Government Press Office of Israel (GPO), Israeli PM Benyamin Netanyahu and Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter share a laugh, on May 02, 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Burkhalter is on a four-day visit to the Middle East and is due to meet Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah this evening.
ASSISI, ITALY - MAY 01: In this handout photograph supplied by the Government Press Office of Israel (GPO), Israeli President Shimon Peres smiles before receiving an honour, on May 01, 2013 in Assisi, Italy. Peres met with the new Pontiff yesterday to discuss Middle East issues, including the ongoing conflict in Syria and the curent sitaution betweem Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (4th R) and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (4th L) shake hands after speaking to the media following their meeting with members of the Arab League at Blair House in Washington April 29, 2013. With them are (L-R) Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel A-Jubeir, Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al Khalifa, Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki and Egyptian Foreign Minister Kamel Amr.
Participants arrive at the finish line during a marathon in the West Bank town of Bethlehem April 21, 2013. While half of the participants in Sunday's event, which included a half marathon and a 10-km race on top of the full 42-km distance, were local Palestinians, runners from 11 different countries participated as well. The event was the first international marathon with registered official results hosted by the Palestinian Authority and its organisers hope to make it an annual event.
Participants run past members of the Palestinian security forces during a marathon in the West Bank town of Bethlehem April 21, 2013. While half of the participants in Sunday's event, which included a half marathon and a 10-km race on top of the full 42-km distance, were local Palestinians, runners from 11 different countries participated as well. The event was the first international marathon with registered official results hosted by the Palestinian Authority and its organisers hope to make it an annual event.
Family members of civilian victims during the second Intifada point at names of their loved ones displayed on plaques on the wall of the "Victims of Terror" memorial on Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem April 15, 2013. The second Intifada broke out in 2000 after the failure of talks on a final peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Over the following seven years, more than 1,000 Israelis died, half of them in suicide attacks mostly against civilians, and more than 4,500 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces.
