A senior U.S. State Department official is meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders. William Burns, the assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, met with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei on Saturday and was scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday.
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