Abbas wants U.S. as PA [Palestinian]representative in talks

Jewish Journal ^ | 1-22-10

[SJackson]

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the Obama administration to negotiate with Israel on his behalf.

Abbas has proposed that the United States negotiate the final borders of a Palestinian state, The Associated Press reported Wednesday, citing an unnamed Abbas aide.

Such an arrangement could help Abbas save face, since he has declared that he will not return to the peace negotiating table until Israel stops all construction in West Bank settlements, including eastern Jerusalem.

The proposal comes as U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell was scheduled to arrive Wednesday evening in Israel in another bid to bring the sides to the negotiating table.

Abbas made the proposal recently in meetings with Egyptian officials, who relayed the recommendation to U.S. officials, the AP reported.

Mitchell will meet separately with Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday and Friday. Abbas is expected to discuss the idea with Mitchell.

[SJackson]

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Obama and Mitchell are the palestinians defacto negotiators, they should settle for that and not demand a public statement of bias from the unbiased negotiators

[Tigen]

Abbas wants a radical islamic muslim 0bama to dictate for the sake of islam.

[Recon Dad]

Any other president I would jump on this deal.

After a day or two I'd go back to Abbas and tell him that you cut him a deal. The Palestinians have two days to move out of Gaza and across the border into Jordan.

[Cheetahcat]

Has Hillary converted to Islam yet? That seems next in her Chameleon roles.

[onedoug]

There is no "palestine", nor any so-called "palestinians" but for various conglomerations of disaffected, nazified arabs
who should rather be killed en masse, but which Israel, for whatever God forsaken reason, seems compelled to put up with.

[ColdOne]

I fear this Administration is part of the P.A.!

[SunkenCiv]

Abbas has proposed that the United States negotiate the final borders of a Palestinian state...

Thanks SJackson.

[Eleutheria5]

That should be easy. Just say no to whatever Netanyahu proposes, then pressure him to propose more, then say no to that, too.