Palestinians downbeat as Kerry hails 'real progress'
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A top Palestinian official said on Sunday that there had been no breakthrough in marathon US-led efforts to revive direct peace talks but Washington's top diplomat said there had been "real progress."
Speaking shortly after US Secretary of State John Kerry finished talks in Ramallah with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, his third meeting in as many days, chief negotiator Saeb Erakat said there was "still a gap" between the two sides. But Kerry himself insisted he had had "very positive" discussions with both sides since beginning his intense shuttle diplomacy in Jerusalem on Thursday evening. (AFP)
