Netanyahu denies meeting with PA officials

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday denied meeting senior Palestinian Authority officials for secret talks in Jerusalem. The former PA prisoner affairs minister, Ashraf al-Ajrami, had said Netanyahu met PLO Executive Committee secretary-general Yasser Abed Rabbo recently at the Israeli premier's home in Jerusalem. "I want to reveal a secret here. We held negotiations with Bibi Netanyahu, at his home, for many hours recently. Yasser Abed-Rabbo negotiated directly with Bibi," Ajrami said at a Knesset meeting on Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported. Ajrami said the PA was waiting for Netanyahu to say if he accepts the two-state solution, according to the report. Netanyahu's office denied the meeting took place, the report added.