'Abbas working on deal with EU, US to avoid statehood bid'
'Al Hayat' report says that 4 of 20 paragraphs in proposal already agreed upon; first paragraph calls for 6 months of negotiations with Israel; Tony Blair active in attempt to bring the two sides together.
Hale and Abbas 311(photo credit: REUTERS)ByJPOST.COM STAFF, HERB KEINON