(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh and Herb Keinon - The Palestinian Authority does not believe that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - who is returning to the region on Thursday - will carry new ideas that will lead to the resumption of peace talks with Israel, a PA official in Ramallah said Monday. This will be Kerry's fourth visit since he accompanied President Obama to Israel in March. An Israeli official said of Kerry's efforts, "There is a very serious effort going on to restart the talks....We sincerely hope the effort will succeed, and we hope the Palestinians will be a partner in the process." The official said the Americans are working on a formula that will make possible the resumption of peace talks, and are working in parallel on a "political and economic framework."
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