Palestinians to U.S.: Revive peace talks before we establish state

President Obama should cut funding of the begging criminal government of Israel. Bet that would get their attention! Maybe they would be more open to ideas suggested by someone else then. And stop treating people like they were stupid. When everybody knows it is Israel who's stupid

Netantahu is a champ when it comes to floating fresh ideas! Seems like he promises them every few days, then they float away while we wait to hear his say until its promise fades and then HEY! Guess what? There's yet another on the way!

Started? What a silly thing to say. The PA leaders are pushing their tactics too hard - this intransigence will backlash. The right thing to do would be to create reconciliation and unity among the palestinans and then to sit down and conduct direct negotiations with us. That would be the sensible thing to do. But what do we see? A hostile campaign against the israelis, through different channels around the world, thereby avoiding making peace with "the enemy" (something people like to preach that Israel has to do).

For 20 years 'negotiations' have been going on and in all that time the settlements have grown. What do the Pals have to show for non-violence? Are they to take the message that it doesn't work and they should have war for a thousand years? Give them a fair state now. Kosovo, East Timore, Montenigro, have all become inderpendant in this time, and with far less international recognition, so why not Palestine?

The world is focusing now on the unswallowed part of historical Palestine as the possible land for a Palestinian state. If Israel continues swallowing land then it will be drawing attention right to its own stomach. In the near future, the legitimacy of the state of Palestine will be a must for the legitimacy of the state of Israel.

The more Israel is part of the solution as opoosed to part of the problem, the more chances are that a Palestinian state is not kidnapped by Iran. The more the USA, Europe and soi-dissant "moderate Arab states" are involved (before, during or after their tyrants fall) the better for all. Israel should see that it is in its best interest to negotiate, and same is true for Palestinians. Settlement outposts must be frozen during negotiations, and afterwards, they must only be undertaken in Israel proper.

The US is falling in Bibi's trap once again. Another delay tactics by the Israeli leaders, who promote more land grab. IT IS ABOUT TIME TO FORGET NEGOTIATIONS AND DECLARE A PALESTINIAN STATE WITHIN 67 BORDERS including EJ. No reason to wait till September.

All Palestinians have to show for in 18 years of negotiations is more settlements, more land grab by Israel and preconditions by Israel. There is no partner in Israel to hold talks with. Bibi openly talks about what areas will stay in Israel, what borders Israel will control, what airspace will be in Israel's control. Is this called negotiations when many of the outcomes are predetermined in the mind of Bibi. It is right time when Bibi is irrelevant, to take the UN route and ignore Bibi.

Politics is usually different to the wishful thinking of ideological and religious zealots. In September the US will veto a Security Council proposal to the General Assembly on making Palestine a member state of the UN. Obama wants to be re-elected next year. The GA will still vote to make Palestine a member. The vote has no legality as it will not be taken after a positive proposal from the Security Council (Rule 136). Palestine will not be a member of the UN. Of course, there will be a lot of Israel- bashing. What happens next? An irate Congress votes to stop all aid to Palestine. If the UN gives aid, it will vote to reduce the US payment to the UN with the sum of the aid. And the EU? The biggest supporters of unilateral independence for Palestine are the PIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain). They want EU money for themselves. Besides that, look at the internal politics of the EU member states. There are no EU countries that support more aid to Palestine. So where will the $5 billion have to come from? From the "world"of course. The Muslim dictatorships, the Asian dictatorships, the African dictatorships, China, Russia, and the countries of the former Soviet Union. I do not think Fayyad will get his $5 billion from them. Even more telling: it is now in Israel's interest to interfere with Palestinian economic growth. Netanyahu will.The Palestinians had a fantastic hand. Their economic and civic progress has been remarkable. They just had to overplay their hand.

Not only Abbas, but Abu Rudaynah as well. They are telling Obama and Clinton how they should govern themselves.

Only a prejudicial U.N. will approve statehood for a group representing missle lobbing terroists. The U.S. should stay out of this until the parties come to their own agreement. Then, just as the Arabs did to Israel in 1948, Israel will have to attack their newly formed neighbor to stop the motar and missles from entering. Only then will the ultimate outcome be determined. Once again, Israel against tens of millions of Arab soldiers. Since the MIddle East is in a complete free for all, now is the time for the Palestinians to stir their own pot.

The Palestinians should go ahead with their independent plans. The US has not been an honest broker, and Israel does not want peace. Israel should see it this way - if Palestine gets their state, there is one less thing to gripe about, or is that they want to keep doing?

with negotiations they will get: part of Jerusalem a highway from Gaza to west bank a settlement for refugees... By going to the UN the Pals are giving this all away... All this will do is force Israel’s hand to enact disengagement part II... This is not good for stability for the pals or Israel...

Just sayin. Of course we know they won't agree to anything, because the US and international community have promised them a state, NO MATTER WHAT. So why would they agree to negotiate. That's the world for you. Break every international agreement they've ever made with Israel, and throw all UN resolutions out the window.

Palestinians can't have a state till peace talks resume. We (meaning Israel) won't form a Palestinian state hello. It's bad enough that Palestinians have to get building permits from illegal occupiers, and carry ID papers.

bill gates and henry ford started on virtually nothing but a good idea, self belief, and follow thru. the palestinian entitties have consumed billions of dollars, most of which went to the private bank accounts of it's corrupt functionaries. there is no reason to believe this time is different. let them solve their civil war amongst brothrs before they launch into yet another corrupt arab dictatorship. and when they shoot rockets at israel from the new state, what will it's backers sasy?

Five billion is a small price to pay for Peace in Palestine, that's a steal.

Israel has had a free ride for decades demonizing the Palestinians. However the world can see it is the Palestinians that are seeking freedom and independence peacefully. The only barriers are Israel and the USA. Israel can reconcile and facilitate a peace with justice. However it appears Israel is intent on continuing its colonial mind-set and deligitimize itself in the eyes of the world.