No meetings between Israelis, Palestinians planned (Israel's Jerusalem not for sale)

ap ^ | 9/23/2009 | AMY TEIBEL

[tobyhill]

Israelis and Palestinians said Wednesday that their envoys would meet with U.S. officials but not with each other, cementing the impression that a U.S.-sponsored meeting between their leaders had fallen flat.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said there would be no follow-up session with the Israelis because the two sides hadn't bridged the divides that have prevented them from resuming talks.

"It's not happening because we agreed to continue dealing with the Americans until we reach the agreement that will enable us to relaunch the negotiations," Erekat said.

The Palestinians refuse to restart talks until Israel freezes settlement construction in territories the Palestinians claim for a future state. They also want talks to restart where they left off before breaking down earlier this year, something Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to do.

[the invisib1e hand]

don't worry. obama just signaled to the UN that, this time, the US will back up "sanctions."

Ringside seats at Armageddon, anyone?

[tobyhill]

I doubt he has the guts to even try.

[kromike]

I doubt he has the guts to even try.

I tend to agree. So far, _resident jOker sure likes to beat us over the head with his blather. But I have yet to see an example of actions meeting his words.

[This_far]

... that will enable us to relaunch the negotiations," Erekat said.

Odd choice of word though

[tet68]

In his UN speech, Obama used this phrase,

“...independent Palestinian state with contiguous territory...”

Just how would that be physically possible without
a divided Israel???

[tobyhill]

Of course Obama wants Israel divided, the Gaza Palestinians and West Bank Palestinians. The Jews will just have to find somewhere else to live.

[Nachum]

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