Kerry to Visit Israel, PA Yet Again

Arutz Sheva ^ | 10/12/13 | Elad Benari

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He was just in Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but United States Secretary of State John Kerry will be making yet another visit to the region this week.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that Kerry would be leaving Washington on Wednesday to return to the region for more talks with both Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

"This is an important time in the negotiations, and he felt it was important to return to the region," she told reporters, according to the AFP news agency, adding Kerry would spend two days in Israel and Ramallah for talks.

Psaki, however, denied reports that Kerry and the administration of President Barack Obama were seeking some kind of interim framework ahead of a full accord.

"Just to be absolutely clear, we are not focused on an interim deal, we are focused on a final deal," she told reporters, while adding "there of course will be a process to getting there."

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