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7/18/13

Palestinian politicians reject Kerry’s map for peace talks

Palestinian politicians rebuffed on Thursday a hard-fought blueprint for resumed talks with Israel thrashed out by US Secretary of State John Kerry in a blow to his marathon peace efforts.

A US official had warned that Kerry was unlikely to be able to announce any breakthrough on resuming direct peace negotiations with the Palestinians despite extending until Friday his sixth visit to the region in as many months.

The setback for the US plan came from the governing Revolutionary Council of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s own Fatah movement, which demanded changes.

The broader Palestine Liberation Organisation, which also includes leftwing factions less sympathetic towards a compromise, said it would meet later on Thursday to draw up a formal response to Kerry’s proposals.

Read more: Palestinian politicians reject Kerry’s map for peace talks - ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT - FRANCE 24

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