(Reuters-Washington Post) Arshad Mohammed - U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace George Mitchell will travel to the region over the weekend to see if Israel and the Palestinians are ready to begin indirect peace talks, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday. The visit follows a declaration of support by Arab League ministers for such talks, a gesture that Washington hopes will allow the two sides to resume a dialogue, albeit via U.S. mediators. The public stance by the Arab ministers was designed to give Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas regional cover to resume talks.
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