Legal counsel Israeli organization urges Obama Administration to engage

Today The Middle East Institute (MEI) held a discussion on Jerusalem and Israel Palestine peace with Danny Seidemann, Israeli lawyer and legal counsel to Ir Amim, an Israeli organization concerned with the future of Jerusalem. The discussion addressed concerns regarding the violent threat of sacred space. Seidemann indicated that Isralies and Palestine's have got a National and political conflict ruled by religious beliefs. Seidemann expressed encouraging words pertaining to the current conflict between Israel and Palestine urging the Obama Administration to engage in this and to redefine the US relationship with the Middle East. The central concern was that although the Obama Administration faces serious complexities regarding this matter, the hope for negations are existing.

By Candyce Torres, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service