Israeli official says unaware of plan to send U.S. observer to talks with Syria

An Israeli official denied Saturday a report on an American observer being sent to the next round of indirect peace talks between Israel and Syria, local daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported on its website. "We are unaware of such a plan," the official in Jerusalem was quoted as saying in response to the report by London-based Arabic-language Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper. Mark Regev, spokesman of Israeli Prime... [read full story]