"There is no evidence that there is any muscle behind (doing) anything," said a third official. Kerry, who led the last round of peace talks that collapsed in 2014, appears on Sunday at the Saban Forum conference of U.S., Israeli and Arab officials. Officials could not rule out that Obama might also talk about Israeli-Palestinian diplomacy before he leaves office. Israeli officials remain concerned that Obama and his aides have not explicitly ruled out some kind of last-ditch U.S. action, either at the United Nations or in another public forum. He added: "If there is something more balanced, I cannot guess what the response will be."

Source: The Star December 01, 2016 20:27 UTC