Kerry confers with Obama on stalled Mid East peace process

US Secretary of State John Kerry was scheduled to confer with President Barack Obama at the White House later Tuesday on how to proceed with the stalled Israel-Palestinian talks. Administration sources have leaked the opinion to US media that it is time for Kerry to admit his peace effort has failed and end US involvement. In Cairo, Arab League Foreign Ministers convene Wednesday on the same issue. DEBKAfile: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is pushing them to make the resumption of negotiations contingent on a one-point agenda: Borders of the future Palestinian state.