Het is al eerder gebleken: de Palestijnse Autoriteit wil met Israel niks te maken hebben en vooral ook niet met Israel onderhandelen, want dan moet het zelf ook concessies doen. Haar strategie is om via de VS en de internationale gemeenschap zoveel mogelijk binnen te halen zonder er zelf iets voor op te hoeven geven. Terwijl Israel de ene na de andere concessie doet, leunt de PA achterover en scherpt haar eisen nog wat aan.
Zaki added that Abbas asked Mitchell to present Washington's views about peace and not to wait for Israeli proposals.
Wat Israel wil en voorstelt is volkomen irrelevant in de ogen van Abbas, en de internationale gemeenschap speelt dit spel helaas maar al te graag mee. Dat een en ander het vertrouwen niet ten goede komt, en de kans op slagen van de onderhandelingen nog kleiner maakt, is evident. Maar dat is dan ook niet het doel van Abbas en de PA.
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Abbas: We deal with US, not Israel
http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/PrintArticle.aspx?id=176838
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH AND JERUSALEM POST STAFF
30/05/2010
PA president says Israelis are "no longer peace partners."
The Palestinian Authority considers the US administration, and not Israel, as its peace partner, PA President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted as saying over the weekend.
Abbas told US special envoy George Mitchell that the Palestinians don't believe that the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is a real peace partner, according to Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah Central Committee.
"President Abbas told Mitchell that the Israelis are no longer peace partners as much as the Americans are," Zaki told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper.
Zaki added that Abbas asked Mitchell to present Washington's views about peace and not to wait for Israeli proposals.
"The Palestinian Authority is negotiating with Washington and not with Tel Aviv," he said.
Abbas to brief Fatah, PLO on results
Zaki, the former Palestinian representative to Lebanon, said that the proximity talks have so far dealt with the issues of security and borders only. Abbas is expected this week to brief Fatah and PLO leaders on the results of the negotiations, he added.
Abbas is also scheduled to brief the PLO and Fatah leaders on his upcoming visit to Washington, where he will hold talks with President Barack Obama on June 9.
Chief PA negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the proximity talks were aimed at reaching agreement over final-status issues such as Jerusalem, borders, water, security, settlements and prisoners.
Abbas told US special envoy George Mitchell that the Palestinians don't believe that the government of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is a real peace partner, according to Abbas Zaki, member of the Fatah Central Committee.
"President Abbas told Mitchell that the Israelis are no longer peace partners as much as the Americans are," Zaki told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper.
Zaki added that Abbas asked Mitchell to present Washington's views about peace and not to wait for Israeli proposals.
"The Palestinian Authority is negotiating with Washington and not with Tel Aviv," he said.
Abbas to brief Fatah, PLO on results
Zaki, the former Palestinian representative to Lebanon, said that the proximity talks have so far dealt with the issues of security and borders only. Abbas is expected this week to brief Fatah and PLO leaders on the results of the negotiations, he added.
Abbas is also scheduled to brief the PLO and Fatah leaders on his upcoming visit to Washington, where he will hold talks with President Barack Obama on June 9.
Chief PA negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the proximity talks were aimed at reaching agreement over final-status issues such as Jerusalem, borders, water, security, settlements and prisoners.
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