The first full session of renewed Middle East peace talks was held Tuesday in Washington. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to meet within two weeks as part of a nine-month timetable to reach a comprehensive agreement. Secretary of State John Kerry said the parties have agreed to address the core issues behind the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Secretary of State John Kerry: “The parties have agreed here today that all of the final-status issues, all of the core issues, and all other issues are all on the table for negotiation, and they are on the table with one simple goal: a view to ending the conflict, ending the claims. Our objective will be to achieve a final-status agreement over the course of the next nine months. A viable two-state solution is the only way this conflict can end, and there is not much time to achieve it, and there is no other alternative.”