Despite reports that the announcement of direct Middle East peace talks may be coming soon, a number of obstacles continue to emerge which may make such talks difficult for officials to organize.
Israel, which was the one demanding the talks all along, now insists that they will only accept the offer of peace talks if the United States sends them a direct request along with a pledge that there will be no preconditions. They also insisted that such an offer coming from the Quartet, which the US is a member of, would be rejected out of hand.
To make matters worse, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, who has been publicly opposing the peace process all along, is also demanding that he be given a direct role in the direct talks should they take place. Though that would be in keeping with his duties as foreign minister, Israel’s government has thus far kept him far away from the procedings.
The Israeli government is also planning to abandon its “settlement freeze” in the next few weeks, and is already announcing construction which would seem to be in violation of the freeze. This too will likely complicate any deal, as the Palestinians will be, in effect, negotiating for an increasingly dwindling portion of the West Bank as the expansion continues.
America's No. 1 Welfare Queen sure ain't actin beholding……. I suppose with Rahm at the elbow of Pres; "O" an gettin a 'fix" on the spying charges, they are feelin BOLD…!! This tiresome kabuki will fool no one except the hapless American public…who think it's an honor to pay up the toll……
A thwo state solution is a mere pipedream. It's simply an impossibility; it can never happen. The so called piece talks and 'road maps' have been going on for decades. They are a deliberate Amerian/Israel ploy for the protracted annexation of the West Bank. The only sensible solution is the One State solution. Go to Post 73 of my blog CONTRAVIEWS
I agree 100% . There is not enough real estate left for 2 states. I should be one person one vote.
its just like a spoiled brat who, because of being coddled all his life does not even know how to properly lie
There is no will from Israel and the tactic is the same to delay and delay. If they have been sincere then after Oslo accord in 1995 would have been finished. They want only time to decieve the world which will cost them a lot. With you can,t inforce the solution.America is baddest brocker as their mind and heart is not neutral and they are even ready to accept all the Israeli demands.
You can't sabotage peace talks if you aren't involved in them, eh Avigdor?
Peace talks?
That's so Orwellian given the track record of peace in the Middle East.
I'm thinking it's a simple misspelling of the word peace.
Given the endless warring over land Middle Eastern "piece" talks would be a more appropriate naming.
How about all of them countries that are fond of wars.
Sean