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PA Officials: No Progress on Peace Deal in Latest Abbas-Kerry Meeting
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The latest meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and PA President Mahmoud Abbas did not achieve a breakthrough, Palestinian officials said over the weekend. A PA official told AFP that Abbas rejected the American security ideas. The official said that Abbas delivered a letter to Kerry informing him of his opposition to the ideas. In the letter, Abbas also reiterated his complete opposition to demands to recognize Israel as a Jewish state. The letter also outlined Palestinian opposition to any Israeli military presence on the border with Jordan.