Former Maine Sen. George Mitchell has made a new, public appeal for Israel and the Palestinians to negotiate a peace agreement, and for the U.S. to play a mediator role. It came in a series of three Boston Globe essays published last week. Mitchell says settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is part of a broader, political solution to the problem of radical Islamists, like those who've declared an "Islamic State" on land in Syria and Iraq. And he says it's possible the current Mid East leaders could be the ones to strike a deal. MPBN Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz talks with Mitchell about why he believes the U.S. should facilitate new talks now, even while it takes action against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria.
View Sen. George Mitchell's essays in the Boston Globe.
