Foreign affairs now ... and all eyes in the Middle East will be on Berlin next week, when Germany hosts a security conference aimed at strengthening the Palestinian police force and justice system. The gathering is being seen as the next step in a Middle East peace process Germany has been instrumental in reviving. But, despite some positive trends in the Middle East peace process, sceptics point to deep differences that continue to hamper efforts ... disagreement for instance on who should be involved in the negotiation process.