29 July 2013-24 April 2014
– Direct negotiations between Israel (Justice Minister Tzipi Livni) and the Palestinians (PLO official Saeb Erekat) under the auspices of US Secretary of State John Kerry to revive the peace process and reach a final status agreement within 9 months (by 29 April 2014).
– Based on the Clinton Parameters.
– Mission failed when Israel refused to release the last agreed group of Palestinian prisoners and approved new settlement units in Jerusalem, and President Abbas signed 15 international rights conventions in early April 2014 in response.
– Was officially suspended by Israel on 24 April 2014, a day after a Fatah and Hamas signed a unity accord.