Speaking today in Washington, top Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat promised that the PA would give the Obama Administration “several more weeks” to try to save the stalled peace talks with Israel, though there is no indication that the talks would restart soon.
Erekat also insisted that the Palestinians would not back off their demand that the Israeli government renew a freeze on settlement construction as a condition for further talks, something the Netanyahu government has all but ruled out.
The talks ended in September when the previous settlement freeze expired. The Palestinian Authority has repeatedly agreed to give the US more time to try to get a new freeze in place, but so far it has not accomplished anything.
Both sides appear quite far apart on the major issues of a Palestinian state, and neither side appears willing to budge, meaning that the talks are, for all intents and purposes, dead. At the moment both sides appear to be aiming chiefly for the ability to blame the other for the talks’ failure.
Not since Eisenhower has any US President had the balls to stand up to the zionists in Palestine. In fact, exactly the reverse trend has set in, with successive US Administrations kow-towing to zionist whims. It takes moral courage to stand up to the fanatics in AIPAC who set the American agenda for them. No, Obama is no Eisenhower. Sad, because he inspired so much hope for a balanced position that could have advanced American – not Israeli – interest.
Palestinians do not seem to get it.
Israel wants them out by hook or by crook.
Palestine was always a small place.
A "Jewish"state in a once pluralistic place means non Jews have to be made to leave.War has always been the preferred method to move large number of peoples for Israel.The petexts are never examined too carefuly by the ouside world.1956 Israel in collusion with UK and France invade Egypt.By 1967 Israel in a Pearl Harbor sneak attack strikes Egypt again,with Syria,and Jordan thrown in mix.Covetted territories captured."Self Defence" Israel claims and world tows the line.Israel by '67 is Nuclear armed thanks to France.
PartII Palestinians do not get it.
JFK adminisration in early sixties threatens Israel with sanctions regarding covert illegal WMD program.JFK assasinated shortly after and LBJ does 360 degree.More US arms and political cover.Israel can now hold onto captured territoriesand US taxpayer is now footing the bill.
OOPS! 1973 WAR Egypt and Syria launch a bid to recapture lost territory.Intial Israeli loosse are so high that a rattled DM Dayan convinces PM Meir to deploy WMD'S.USSR picks up deployment and goes on Nuclear footing to be followed by worldwide US nuclear alert.
Yes we can all rest in in slumber Israel is Nuclear,Chemical,and Biologically armed and 'Taint just the Muslims they be after.