Officially, both the Israelis and Palestinians are pushing the virtually dead round of peace talks as the “last chance” that desperately needs saving. That is being done not so much out of sincerity, but as part of the narrative each side is advancing that the other side is to blame for the failure.
Efforts are being made, with the US pressing hard to try to get the talks extended, but the indications from both sides, when they are on the record, is that no real progress is being made.
The US efforts picked up last week with the notion that they might trade convicted spy Jonathan Pollard for another 6-8 months of talks, at which point Israel’s long-standing demands for Pollard’s release started drying up, and they were suddenly averse to such a deal.
In the end both sides seem to have realized that the talks have reached their inevitable conclusion, and neither side’s leadership seems to go into them expecting a deal so much as figuring they could squeeze some benefits out in the interim. As those benefits have dried up, it seems, the talks have outlived their usefulness for many.
Peace and Zionism don't mix as much as water and gas. Peace is the water that sits below Zionism's flammable gas.
It's sad to see yet another round of peace talks end in failure and finger pointing. Sadder still that, as Mr. Ditz puts it "the talks have reached their inevitable conclusion." No one really expected anything different.
Now seriously…did anyone really expect anything else to happen? In actuality, the talks failed many years ago. All that has kept the "talks" going is the money and weapons the US CONgress has showered on Israel in their mistaken thinking that Israel would honor their promises to seriously work toward peace and a 2-state solution. Fools. Israel has been pulling on the US tit for years, making the sounds but not delivering on the promises and "agreements" they made.
Israel never intended to make peace and the charade has been fully exposed now.
Nobody expected anytihing else — this was a show for Obama's historic record, that he "tried". But everybody knew the reality. There is no reason Israel would want peace. Peace is always on somebody's terms. And Israel everytime can pick and choose their terms. But, with the passage of time Israel gains, and better terms are yet to be gained — why go for pieace? The only reason the talks are ending is because Kerry is getting too busy with trying to reoccupy Europe. There are armies to be moved back to the continent, there is new acquisition, Ukraine, to manage. The silly talks had to end.
The "peace" talks were just a sham. As for that vile creature Pollard, he should never see the light of day.
Knock-on effect of the US capitulation in Ukraine. The Palestinian side realises that Israel's American protector is running a mile from Putin and the Israelis realise that the Palestinians realise it!
The two state solution was on life support. Now it is officially brain dead, but are they really going to pull the plug on it? Is the dream of so many left wing Zionist and Palestinians dead? Will they acknowledge their defeat and accept a one state solution? Is that even peacefully possible?
"Peace Process" will succeed when the U S of A will cease to exist as a State.