What did Obama promise the 'Palestinians'?
Israel and the good terrorists from Fatah are to resume indirect talks next week according to this story in Haaretz. It seems that the Obama administration has made some commitments to the 'Palestinians' to induce them to sit across the hall, which commitments are being kept secret. Abbas met in Ramallah on Thursday with David Hale, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs and deputy to U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell.
Hale gave Abbas American assurances regarding the renewal of talks with Israel, including a timetable for the move from indirect to direct talks and clarifications regarding the issue of the 1967 borders. The nature of these clarifications is unclear.
Renewed negotiations are to use the "proximity" talks format, similar to the model of the Israel-Syria talks that were mediated by Turkey. During the indirect phase of the talks, the Israeli and the Palestinian teams will sit in separate locations, and Mitchell and his staff will convey messages between them.
It is unclear whether the talks will take place in Israel or in Washington.
Israel Matzav: What did Obama promise the 'Palestinians'?
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