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Top US diplomat heading to region for talks with Israelis, Palestinians
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US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf (L) meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the latter's office in Ramallah on June 11, 2022. (State Department/Twitter)
A senior US diplomat is heading to the region for talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials, the Axios news site reports.
Barbara Leaf, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern Affairs, will arrive in Israel tomorrow.
The report says Leaf will primarily try and persuade the Palestinians not to pursue a bid at the UN Security Council for full UN membership.
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