(AP/Washington Post) President Francois Hollande has stressed the "fragility" of the Mideast situation with mounting violence in a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. In the meeting Thursday evening, the French president said that "recreating a political perspective is urgent," a statement from Hollande's office said. The French statement noted France's wish for an international conference. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet with Abbas on Friday in Paris.
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