'US prefers to wait on Mideast peace than force sides to talk'
US prefers to wait on M
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Published: NOVEMBER 14, 2009 09:10
The US will not push for peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians if the two sides are not interested in doing so themselves, unnamed American officials told the London-based Asharq Alawsat Saturday.
The US will not negotiate over negotiations, the officials said. They explained that the Obama administration would rather wait for now then progress on a track that may fail.