Abbas Rejects Further Talks Without Settlement Freeze
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said after consulting Arab leaders in Cairo that there will be no further direct peace talks with Israel unless it renews a moratorium on settlement construction.
Abbas met Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak today and Amre Moussa, secretary-general of the Arab League, yesterday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. His chief negotiator, Saeb Erakat, left Egypt by plane for Washington, where he will meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to clarify a U.S. decision not to press Israel further on settlement construction to revive the talks, it said.