Roadmap and PeacemakingIsrael and Palestine
What starts the numerous peacemaking efforts? What brings them to a halt? Are they doomed to fail because the problem is intractable? Or are some peacemaking plans simply unrealistic? With one-sided conditions and expectations?
Sunday, April 27, 2008
"This failure proves that all promises by Bush, about creating a Palestinian statehood before he steps down, were only lies and illusions,"
Hamas urges Abbas to declare peace talks failure_English_XinhuaHamas urges Abbas to declare peace talks failure | www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-26
GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to announce the failure of the Middle East peace process and to start a national dialogue instead.
"Hamas movement calls on the (Palestinian National) Authority president to officially announce the failure of the negotiations and to return to negotiate with the Palestinian powers," said Hamas' spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
Hamas' call was made after Abbas ended talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday. The talks did not achieve any progress in pushing peace talks with Israel.
"This failure proves that all promises by Bush, about creating a Palestinian statehood before he steps down, were only lies and illusions," Abu Zuhri said.
Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) launched peace talks at a U.S.-hosted conference in November last year, hoping to reach a deal before the end of this year.
The expansion of Israeli settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem were seen by the PNA as the main obstacles to the talks. ...
Hamas urges Abbas to declare peace talks failure_English_XinhuaHamas urges Abbas to declare peace talks failure | www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-26
GAZA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Islamic Hamas movement on Saturday called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to announce the failure of the Middle East peace process and to start a national dialogue instead.
"Hamas movement calls on the (Palestinian National) Authority president to officially announce the failure of the negotiations and to return to negotiate with the Palestinian powers," said Hamas' spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri.
Hamas' call was made after Abbas ended talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday. The talks did not achieve any progress in pushing peace talks with Israel.
"This failure proves that all promises by Bush, about creating a Palestinian statehood before he steps down, were only lies and illusions," Abu Zuhri said.
Israel and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) launched peace talks at a U.S.-hosted conference in November last year, hoping to reach a deal before the end of this year.
The expansion of Israeli settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem were seen by the PNA as the main obstacles to the talks. ...
