(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - Two senior Israeli officials who have talked to senior U.S. officials in recent days said that, in contrast to the past, they sensed pessimism regarding the possibility of reaching a framework agreement by the end of March. U.S. pessimism started about 10 days ago after meetings between Secretary of State Kerry and Palestinian President Abbas in Paris. The talks in Paris revealed how far away a framework agreement is. After reaching certain understandings with Netanyahu, the Americans found they were still far from what Abbas is prepared to accept. Senior Palestinians say that, in light of the poor talks between Abbas and Kerry, the Americans are considering foregoing a written document and making do with general verbal agreements.
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