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Who won? Related Topics World » Elections 2010 » Politics » Related Video Mideast talks stalled Sat, Oct 2 2010 A Palestinian labourer works at a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Yakir south of Nablus September 26, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Nir Elias By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank | Sat Oct 2, 2010 8:37pm EDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Direct talks with Israel will not resume unless it halts the building of Jewish settlements on occupied land, the Palestinian leadership said on Saturday. U.S.-backed peace talks, launched a month ago in Washington, were plunged into crisis this week by the end of a 10-month Israeli moratorium on new settlement building in the West Bank. Israel has said it will not extend the freeze. "The resumption of talks requires tangible steps, the first of them a freeze on settlements," Yasser Abed Rabbo, a senior Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) official, said after a meeting of the body's executive committee in Ramallah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have held three rounds of face-to-face negotiations since September 2. "The Palestinian leadership holds Israel responsible for obstructing the negotiations," said Abed Rabbo. Abbas, head of the PLO, chaired the meeting. U.S. envoy George Mitchell, who met Arab League head Amr Moussa and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Cairo on Saturday, said the United States remained committed to a two-state solution despite challenges. "Peace in the region and an independent and viable state for the Palestinian people will be realistically achieved through direct negotiations," Mitchell told reporters. "This is a difficult process ... We know there have been and will be many more obstacles, but we must work to overcome the challenges and we are doing so," he said. Asked about possible options to resolve the impasse, Moussa said there were solutions but declined to elaborate ahead of an Arab League summit in Libya on Oct 8. Netanyahu called on Abbas to continue negotiating. "Just one month ago the Palestinians entered direct peace talks, without preconditions, after my government made a series of unilateral gestures to get the talks moving," Netanyahu said in a statement after the PLO decision. "I hope now they will not turn their backs on peace and continue the talks in order to reach a framework agreement in a year," he said. The end of the settlement freeze had been flagged as an early stumbling block facing President Barack Obama's attempt to reach a Middle East peace deal within a year. Israel imposed the freeze under U.S. pressure. Abbas had said he would pull out of direct talks if Israel did not extend the freeze. The PLO statement said the Palestinians would discuss their next steps with the Arab League's peace process committee at the summit in Libya. "The Palestinian calculation is that the Americans will continue their efforts to try to bring about a formula that may be acceptable to the Palestinian side," said George Giacaman, a political scientist at Birzeit University near Ramallah. 1 2 Next World Elections 2010 Politics Comments See All Comments (12) | Post Comment Oct 02, 2010 8:35pm EDT The negotiations are a joke and Abbas is not authorized to represent the Palestinians since his official position expired about a year and half ago. Also, Americans are not impartial mediators since they enable the illegal and barbaric actions of Israel. So, why carry on this ridiculous charade? Logical123 Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 8:49pm EDT A two state solution has long become impossible. The USA would do better to accept that fact and negotiate for a democratic, integrated one-state solution, with equal rights for all Palestinians and Israelis, the right for refugees to return and an end to all the abuse and racism against Palestinians. That would give the USA some real merit. To keep negotiating for a solution which is no longer possible is an empty charade to cover up the US/Israeli injustice against Palestinians. 1964 Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 9:06pm EDT Anyone surprised? Anyone? Authorized or not, this impasse was not expected by who? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has some alternative to offer in the face of non-operational pretext? If not, what is the next non-operational request for concession? This is about land and, of course, water. Concede land, but offer equal access to water (per capita population), verifiable by a third party or the UN? Anybody think this can float? DTKng Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 9:11pm EDT This Israeli government treats the international communities with contempt and think we are all stupid. The whole charade is a put on to appease the Americans. If Obama is serious about peace, all he has to do is to ban American individuals, companies, and charities from investing or giving money to building settlements on the West Bank and Jerusalem. Castlecrag Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 9:19pm EDT The settlements are illegal under just about every international law and resolution concerning them. It’s an illegal land grab, plain and simple, and Israel is way out of line. Netanyahu is the biggest obstacle to peace at this point. shnaggletooth Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 9:31pm EDT Consider: I start building a house on your land, you say “stop, that’s my land” I say “okay, let’s discuss this”, you say “put down the shovel first” I say “no I’m going to continue building a house on your land while we discuss why you don’t want me to build a house on your land, you must remain calm…” These will not be “peace talks” so long as Israel wants land more than it wants peace. Unfortunately a relatively small number of persuasive and powerful zionist extremists on a mission from god have made this the case. Chessman Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 9:53pm EDT Ah, the perennial headline “Mideast talks stalled” our grand kids will still be reading. drdoof Report As Abusive Oct 02, 2010 10:42pm EDT Sounds like a planned excuse to me. What are they negotiating if not the boundaries of a proposed Palestinian state? Blaming Israel is bizarre. At any time has Israel been offered security and peace? The first thing that should have been done is a Palestinian wide election to see if the Palestinians want peaceful co-existence with Israel. If they don’t, it’s all just a bad show. tergen Report As Abusive Oct 03, 2010 12:42am EDT Israel talks with 2 sides of their mouth and is not really into peace negotiations. If they were – they would be halting the settlements (big reason for the frictions). There will never be peace there until Israel wipes out all the Palestinians (their end game) or is able to negotiate a price to pay them to leave. Either that – or have the new world order take over both countries and make a law that you cannot procreate with your own kind. Only an Israeli and Palestinian mix is allowed. Should only take about 1.5 generations for peace after that. Say – that would work for all of humanity. What the hell would we fight for then? 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