Clinton briefs Obama on developments Photo: Pete Souza, White HousePalestinian Leaders Threaten To Quit Mideast Peace Talks -- L.A. Times
Palestinian Authority leaders say U.S. efforts to find a solution to the settlement standoff 'have failed because Israel would not' extend its moratorium on West Bank settlement construction.
Reporting from Ramallah, West Bank, and Jerusalem — In the latest blow to Mideast peace talks, Palestinian leaders said Saturday that they had lost hope in U.S. efforts to find a solution to the settlement construction standoff and repeated their threat to quit direct negotiations unless Israel agrees to halt building in the West Bank.
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More News On The Middle East Peace Process
No talks until Israel halts settlements, PLO says -- Reuters
Netanyahu urges Abbas to stay at the 'negotiating table' -- Jerusalem Post
Palestinians Say Talks With Israel Should Be Suspended -- New York Times
Middle East peace talks at a 'dead end' says Palestinian leadership -- The Guardian
Peace talks come and go, but a settlement grows -- AP
My Comment: I see this going nowhere, and with the U.S. being engaged only halfheartedly, I see this entire process breaking down in a few weeks unless President Obama becomes engaged more forcefully. But with a Democrat rout being predicted for the mid-term elections, his attentions are now elsewhere.
As if they had any chance from the outset....? This whole charade is obvious for all to see, there will never ever be peace in the middle east until the last drop of oil and gas are extracted and consumed...and even then, I doubt that there will be any peace.
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