One version is that report that John Kerry didn’t want Abbas and Netanyahu to meet without his presence. Another version is that Abbas is playing games - again.
The US refused to condition ObamaDeal on Iran's stopping its threat to destroy Israel. State Dept.: "That’s a question for Iran’s leaders."
The US expressed its condolences, which is more than the UN did, but Abbas said nothing,
The Obama administration dug itself deeper in the hole by its reaction to the Supreme Court ruling upholding U.S. policy against "Jerusalem, Israel."