[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - PA officials expressed deep satisfaction with talks on Wednesday with U.S. envoy George Mitchell, saying the new Obama administration was "one of the friendliest in decades." Chief PA negotiator Saeb Erekat quoted Mitchell as saying that the Obama administration wanted a quick start and a quick end to the peace talks. During the meeting, the PA leaders reiterated their refusal to accept Israel as a Jewish state.
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