Kerry Cancels Abbas Meeting in Ramallah

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has cancelled plans to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.Kerry cancelled his planned trip after Mr. Abbas said Palestinians are immediately resuming their bid to win further United Nations recognition and that he had signed a request to join 15 U.N. agencies and conventions.There was no immediate comment from Israel, but officials there reissued tenders for more than 700 settler homes in East Jerusalem...

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