[Al Arabiya] There has been no breakthrough in talks to salvage peace negotiations between Israel and the Paleostinians, a top Paleostinian official told AFP on Friday after two days of meetings with U.S. and EU officials.Did anyone expect anything different? This was show for the US midterms.
"The American efforts are ongoing but there has been no breakthrough so far because Israel is pursuing settlement activities," said Nabil Abu Rudeina, front man for Paleostinian President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas.
"President Abbas made it clear to Senator (George) Mitchell that no negotiations will take place as long as the settlement activities are ongoing," he said after Abbas held his second meeting with the U.S. envoy in 24 hours.