PA official: Obama to act if Mideast talks derailed
US President Barack Obama has vowed to take action against Israel or the Palestinians if either undermines indirect peace talks, a senior Palestinian official said on Thursday. The official said that, in a letter handed to the Palestinian president by George Mitchell last week, Obama pledged to hold both parties accountable.
"Obama called on president Abbas to return to the negotiations, pledging that if (either) party hinders them or takes provocative steps during the indirect negotiations, there is an American commitment to take steps against it and there will be a re-evaluation of the US administration's policy towards it," the official said. (AFP)
