Abbas awaiting US word on Israel settlements
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he's waiting to hear from the US on the extent to which Israel is willing to curb settlement construction. Abbas spoke to reporters Tuesday, after meeting with President Donald Trump's envoy, Jason Greenblatt, on the sidelines of an Arab summit.
Israeli-Palestinian negotiations have been deadlocked for years over Israel's settlement building on lands sought for a Palestinian state. Abbas says he can't negotiate while settlements grow.
Greenblatt has talked to Israel's leader about construction curbs. Abbas, who is to meet Trump in coming weeks, says there are "lots of questions from the American side at this stage, and we answered all of their questions."
