(AFP/Yahoo) The U.S. appears resigned to waiting for Israeli and Palestinian elections to wrap up in the spring before making any significant progress in Israeli-Palestinian relations. "In the short run, it probably slows things down," said a senior U.S. official. "It's hard to believe you're going to get very ambitious negotiations on anything in this three-month period before elections." The U.S. administration says that "technical" discussions between Israelis and Palestinians on implementing existing agreements will continue.
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