U.S. says it believes Mideast talks still on WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said Vintage jerseyson Thursday NHL jerseysit believed indirect Mideast peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians were still on, saying it had no confirmation that the Palestinians had decided to drop out.

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley cast doubt over comments by Arab League chief Amr Moussa on Wednesday saying that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had decided to scrap the talks following Israel's announcement of the construction of 1,600 new settler homes.

"I don't think that that report that's been circulating for the last 24 hours is accurate," Crowley said. "As far as I know, we are still moving forward. We have not heard from the Palestinians that they have pulled out."

He said that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell and Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman were telephoning regional leaders to assess the situation following Israel's announcement, but that Mitchell still planned to return to the region next week with a view to launching the talks.

"George Mitchell is planning to be Vintage jerseysin the region next week and for further discussions on these issues. We remain committed to the process that is under way," Crowley said.

Israel's announcement this week, during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden, of plans to build 1,600 settler homes in an area of the occupied West Bank it annexed to Jerusalem complicated U.S. efforts to relaunch Middle East peacemaking.

The announcement embarrassed Biden, who said it undermined peacemaking efforts, and infuriated the West Bank-based Palestinian leadership, which had agreed to a U.S. proposal for indirect talks under pressure from Washington and Arab allies.

Palestinian officials said Abbas had told Biden that Israel must halt the settlement project to clear the way for the indirect talks.

Crowley said the United States NHL jerseyswould continue to pushVintage jerseysboth sides to come to the negotiating table, with the final aim of direct peace talks.