Syria and Middle East peace process on Paris meeting agenda

Syria’s chemical weapons attack allegations and peace negotiations were the main topics discussed at a U.N. meeting in Paris on Sunday.

BBC News reports, that U.S. secretary of state, John Kerry, and the Arab League agree that Syria crossed an international global red line when they used chemical weapons in the ongoing civil war there.

There is a division in terms of a retaliatory strike on Syria among, Arab League nations. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are for it, while Syrian neighbours, Lebanon and Jordan oppose it because of fears of the conflict spreading across their borders.

Kerry claims that a strike against Syria would  send a clear message to Hezbollah and Iran that use of these weapons shouldn’t be taken lightly and there will be consequences.

The U.S. is accusing Syrian forces led by Bashar Al-Assad of killing 1400 people in a sarin gas attack on August 21^st.

Meanwhile, peace negotiations have progressed but at a dogged rate between Palestine and Israel. The disagreement over the construction of new settler home in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is to blame for the slow progress.