[Jerusalem Post] Haviv Rettig Gur - Despite media reports of disagreement between Israeli and American officials over the new Israeli government's attitude regarding preconditions for renewed peace negotiations, Jerusalem has yet to formulate specific positions on these issues, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said. He told Army Radio that the government's diplomatic policy should be ready by the time Prime Minister Netanyahu travels to Washington in late May for a meeting with President Obama. Officials in Jerusalem said Obama's Middle East envoy George Mitchell last week accepted Israel's request for a month or so to work on its new policy. Mitchell's staff is said to view the Arab peace plan as a basis for negotiations, something Israel has rejected in the past.
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