A team of US mediators were expected to be a key portion of the Israel-Palestinian peace talks, but so far they haven’t participated in a single meeting, according to Palestinian officials familiar with the situation.
PLO official Hanan Ashrawi says that the US team was cut out of the talks because of Israeli demands. Ashrawi says that she believes the US was removed to allow Israel to be even harsher with their negotiating terms.
Israeli officials declined comment on the matter, noting that they had promised US officials not to discuss any of the details of the peace process. The US has likewise declined comment so far.
Either way, the US had previously promised to be at the center of the talks, mediating the process, and the indications are that they have been uninvolved. Whatever the reason, the absence of US officials at the talks is clearly disturbing to the Palestinian leadership, and that’s a bad sign for the talks.
what a joke….
I use to like kerry that he had so integrity,,,,yeah right
get around the zios to much and you turn to mush
couple years it will be all over for the pals…they will be driven out and great zioland will be started….
I beleive they want a lot of lebanon jordan and eygpt…
and the worhtless US congress will help them succeed
The intent has always been that the "talks" fail, allowing the Israelis (and the US) to claim they tried but the Palestinians were acting in bad faith. The ploy is stale and not the least bit ambiguous. To use an old adage, the whole world is watching.
Perhaps Israel considers it redundant to having to brief AIPAC lobbyists like Martin Indyk on what they want.