U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross held one last meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before returning to Washington. Concluding his four-day shuttle, Ross reportedly failed to win approval from Israel or the Palestinian Authority for an American plan to advance the peace process. During meetings in Egypt, Ross repeated comments by other U.S. officials that American patience with the stalemated Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is wearing thin.
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