I thought it was probably bull crap

And the rumor that Israel and the Palestinians are about to enter "direct talks" turns out to be bull crap. Or, as Ed Morrisey calls it, "fantasy fiction".

When Kerry became Secretary of State, he did promise to bring a fresh diplomatic approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Who knew that would be fantasy fiction? On the surface, this appears to be something out of The Parent Trap — tricking Mom and Dad into meeting someplace so that they can really discover how much they missed each other. All we need is Hayley Mills and some really bad songwriting.