(AP-Washington Post) Karin Laub - Senior U.S. envoy George Mitchell warned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he must move quickly to direct talks with Israel if he wants President Obama's help in setting up a Palestinian state, according to an internal Palestinian document obtained by the Associated Press on Monday. Mitchell told Abbas he should seize the fleeting opportunity and not waste time, the memo said.
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