Secretary of State John Kerry has reported that the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority have agreed to “intensify” peace talks, the first significant public comment he has made on the process in months.
According to Kerry, the talks will now involve two tracks, the current negotiators track, and talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The US has also agreed to increase its participation “somewhat.”
That was likely at the Palestinians’ behest, as they have complained that Israel sidelined the US almost immediately and then dictated their own terms for any agreements.
The talks haven’t made much, if any, progress in the past few months, as the Palestinians cancelled talks after the late August Israeli attack on a refugee camp.
Details have been light on the talks, however, reportedly because Secretary Kerry imposed a promise not to publicly discuss the talks on both sides, and has lashed out at Palestinians for criticizing the lack of progress.
Don't you feel vomiting when you read these lies all over again?
Actually, I feel like laughing at the mummer's farce. These talks are between Likud who wants no comprimise and Mazen, a guy who has more support from the US than in Palestine where he is seen as a Zionist stooge and could never win an election. And they STILL can't agree, as if it would make any difference if they did.
I see a lack of respect on Kerry’s part, criticizing the Palistinians for lack of progress when its the Israeli who are dragging their feet.
[[TALKS INTENSIFY!!]]
Does that mean the talks that have been going on for about 20 years will now be held in deeper voices?