Israel's Livni says U.S. should change role in Mideast peace talks

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* Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in close to collapse * Kerry has warned U.S. may step back from peace process * Israeli, Palestinian, U.S. envoys to meet Sunday By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, April 5 (Reuters) - The United States should change its role in the Middle East peace process allowing for more direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, Israel's chief negotiator Tzipi Livni said on Saturday. The U.S.-brokered peace talks veered toward collapse this week, prompting a warning from Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, that Washington was evaluating whether it was worth continuing its role in the negotiations. "Part of what happened in the past few months was more negotiations between us and the United States and less with the Palestinians," Livni told Channel Two's Meet the Press.

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