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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=239352
Israel Welcomes, PA Rejects Quartet's Proposal
(Jerusalem Post) Tovah Lazaroff, Khaled Abu Toameh, and Herb Keinon - Israel responded positively Saturday, and the Palestinians negatively, to a formula for restarting negotiations issued by the Quartet. "We are studying the statement, and view favorably the call for a return to direct talks," a senior Israeli official said. The proposal made no mention of the pre-1967 lines or Palestinian recognition of Israel as a Jewish state. It urged the parties "to overcome the current obstacles and resume direct bilateral Israeli-Palestinian negotiations without delay or preconditions."