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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/03/us-usa-israel-idUSBREA220C920140303
U.S. Officials Do Not Foresee Breakthrough in Obama-Netanyahu Meeting
(Reuters) Jeffrey Heller and Matt Spetalnick - U.S. officials do not foresee a breakthrough in the Oval Office meeting between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday. Israeli officials say the ball is in Abbas' court, noting his refusal so far to agree to Palestinian recognition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. "We are working very close, very intensely with [Secretary of State] Kerry to try to make this process work," a senior Israeli official said.