(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The U.S. on Wednesday officially asked the Palestinian Authority to abandon its plan to ask the UN later this month to recognize a Palestinian state along the pre-1967 lines. The request was relayed to PA President Mahmoud Abbas by U.S. envoy David Hale during a meeting in Ramallah, Palestinian officials said. Hale told Abbas that Washington wants to see the Palestinians return to the negotiating table with Israel.
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