(Israel Hayom-Hebrew, 13 Dec 2013) A senior Palestinian official told Israel Hayom that "before he spoke to [Secretary of State] Kerry, Abbas updated King Abdullah [of Jordan], telling him of his intention to reject most of the paragraphs of the American plan." The official said the meeting between Kerry and the PA leader was difficult and tense. In interviews given by Abbas after the meeting with Kerry, he said, "It is possible that we will decide on adding an additional month to the current round of talks, beyond the nine months scheduled, but we won't agree to more than that. All discussion of an Israeli presence in the Jordan Valley is futile talk."
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