(New York Times) Mark Landler and Ethan Bronner - The Obama administration believes it has persuaded Arab states not to scuttle the fledgling Middle East peace negotiations, officials said Thursday. After days of intensive diplomacy, the U.S. now expects the Arab League's meeting on Friday in Libya to produce a stream of vitriol against Israel but no formal declaration that negotiations should be abandoned. Such an outcome would leave the negotiations stuck in the starting gate, with no further meeting scheduled until the issue of settlements is resolved.
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