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Erdan: Talks with Palestinian unlikely, despite Kerry bid

Home Front Defense Minister Gilad Erdan on Saturday played down the prospect of shuttle diplomacy by US Secretary of State John Kerry reviving long-stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
Asked whether new talks might be imminent, told Channel 2 television: "To my regret, no, as of now."
He blamed "preconditions" set by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whom Kerry met in Jordan twice in two days, alternating the meetings with talks with Netanyahu in Jerusalem.