Finding strength in absurdity?

[I want a GTI]

Finding strength in absurdity?

For Mahmoud Abbas to keep talking as Israel constructs settlements would mean accepting the theft of Palestinian land.

Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has called on the Palestinians not to quit direct negotiations while at the same time refusing to extend a moratorium on Jewish settlement construction that ended on Sunday.

Settlers have reportedly resumed building in different parts of the occupied West Bank, making it difficult, if not impossible, for Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to continue participating in the US-sponsored talks.

He is now expected to seek Arab support for a withdrawal from the talks at a special Arab League meeting on October 4.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2010/09/2010927101321933715.html

 

[alloytoo]

Finding strength in absurdity?

For Mahmoud Abbas to keep talking as Israel constructs settlements would mean accepting the theft of Palestinian land.

Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has called on the Palestinians not to quit direct negotiations while at the same time refusing to extend a moratorium on Jewish settlement construction that ended on Sunday.

Settlers have reportedly resumed building in different parts of the occupied West Bank, making it difficult, if not impossible, for Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, to continue participating in the US-sponsored talks.

He is now expected to seek Arab support for a withdrawal from the talks at a special Arab League meeting on October 4.

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/2010/09/2010927101321933715.html

Ignoring the context of course that Netanyahu leads a coilition goverment containing many hawks that would like to see the peace talks fail.

 

[The_Assimilator]

I have to support Abbas on this. If Israel is not willing to make concessions it's obvious they're not serious about peace talks, so why even bother?

The Israelis need to get whipped into shape, they are veering further to the right and that can only be bad for the Middle East as a whole.

 

[alloytoo]

I have to support Abbas on this. If Israel is not willing to make concessions it's obvious they're not serious about peace talks, so why even bother?

The Israelis need to get whipped into shape, they are veering further to the right and that can only be bad for the Middle East as a whole.

Seems they're still far left of most middle east theocracies.

 

[Fudzy]

The Israelis need to get whipped into shape, they are veering further to the right and that can only be bad for the Middle East as a whole.

It's a tight rope which is quickly turning into a noose for peace talks.

 

[I want a GTI]

All show, if you ask me. Peace talks just to stall rebellion a bit.