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Timeline: A recent history of the Middle East peace talks

Another attempt at peace between Israel's government and the Palestinian Authority has come to a halt this week.

After a dozen visits to Israel by US Secretary of State John Kerry and American pressure to make a deal, the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were suspended on Thursday.

Below is a time line of the most recent talks and how actions by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority have lead to the latest of many stalemates in the Middle East peace talks.

What went wrong with the Middle East peace talks this time?

What needs to happen in order to achieve peace in the region?

What is the future of the US role here? Should we really be this involved?

We consulted a panel of experts for the Inside Story.

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