US says no plans for Kerry to return for last-minute bid to save Mideast peace talks
State Department spokeswoman says Israel and the Palestinians were continuing to "work to find the basis for extending the negotiations."
US Secretary of State John Kerry and PA President Mahmoud Abbas meeting in Ramallah, January 4, 2013.(photo credit: REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool)ByHERB KEINON