(Ynet News) Roni Sofer - Israel's inner cabinet decided Sunday not to agree to any preconditions by the Mideast Quartet regarding renewed direct negotiations with the Palestinians. The Quartet is expected to issue an announcement on the matter in the coming days. "The Quartet declaration will likely be a fig leaf for stipulating preconditions on the part of the Palestinians, and this is unacceptable to us," reported a senior official in Jerusalem. Israel will wait for a separate American declaration on the matter which will apparently not set any preconditions for launching direct talks.
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