31.   The U.S. military has said repeatedly it found no basis for the allegations.

32.   The U.S. military has said repeatedly it found no basis in the historical record for the allegations.

33.   Instead, federal mediator William Usery shuttled between them trying to find a basis for further talks.

34.   Washington wants Israel and the Palestinians to commit to ending the violence and to find a basis for a resumption of peace negotiations, he added.

35.   Usery spent Wednesday shuttling between the parties trying to find a basis for continued negotiations.

36.   What he does with that trip would no doubt be directed to trying to find some basis for a peace plan.