Peres calls Abbas to discuss resumption of peace talks

The arrogance of the Israelis who diss Obama is simply breathtaking. They forget how much Israel relies on that US veto, and refuse to consider - even for a second - that the casting of that veto rests entirely in the hands of the President. If I were Obama I'd tell the US Ambassador to sit on his hands when the Goldstone report makes its way to the UNSC. Let the UNSC hand it over to the ICC for prosecution, and then see how wobbly Netanyahu's knees get. After all, it's no skin off Obama's nose if a few IDF generals have arrest warrants against their names....

One State solution is the best for all.Israeli land grabbing left nothing for Palestinians to have their own State.A new Nation with new name like "State of Holy Land" for example where jews and Palestinians must have the same rights

Go back to your bubble henry! because that what Israel is right now in a bubble ready to burst! Israel is arrogant with a goverment that lie and try to scare everyone when they dont get their way. Do you forget us american are used to that, remember sick Bush? Wake up and smell the coffe before is to late to protect your country, Israel dont want peace it show.

Well, we all live in hope....

Its called the spoils of war. Now do you understand.

even after 18 years ! he really believes that he and arafat deserved a nobel prize for peace!!

"Meanwhile, top Obama administration officials have said in recent days that the United States is considering changing its strategy on the peace process in light of the stalled negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. " How about this for a change of strategy: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have instructed my Ambassador that henceforth the USA will decline to cast a vote in any UN Security Council resolution relating to 'the question of Palestine'. " "It is my expectation that the removal of the threat of a US veto will spur the Security Council to make the hard decisions necessary to resolve this dispute." "I've had a gutfull of this, so the USA will now let the chips fall as they may, and we will let the UNSC take on the task of cleaining up the mess and taking out the garbage." "Goodnight, and good luck." Why not, Obama? After all, your own efforts have lacked the necessary courage, so why not simply step out of the way and let someone else take charge?

You are right...the solution is the usa. In regard to the middle east the Isaraeli prime minster always stronger than the usa president..except one (1956). It is sad and shameful for the super power to be in this situation .

Stop the policy of land for peace, which has really been concessions for terror We need to say clearly that there is a military solution to Hamas, that Syria must be isolated and that any big decision on a diplomatic agreement must be brought to a democratic vote in a national referendum." As to the disastrous Oslo Agreements it is a failure, from the start, it didn?t have a chance. After the horrible mistakes he commited as a result of his total lack of vision, Peres should keep away of politics and the Media. As to the ?Palestinian? demography : http://xrl.us/bewfbt

Is it in the interest of the Palestinian people (1) to have a country intersected by Israeli highways and settlements; (2) to forever have an Israeli military presence in the settlements, highways and in the Jordan Valley; (3) to live in pockets of land that can be indiscriminatly cut off; and (4) to have an entire community punished because one person sends a rocket into a settlement? To be successful in the negotiation, Palestine needs a super power sponsor. The USA has announced where their alligience lies, namely Israel. Without a sponsor, the West Bank will end up like Gaza .... blockaded and deprived. At this point, Abbas needs to be cautious. Obama's Cairo speech no longer applies. There is no potential for a contiguous, viable Palestinian nation such as the Saudis proposed in 2002. The Palestinian nation Netanyahu wants is one Israel can control and attack with excessive force if one Palestinian attacks Israel. Without a just peace, that will happen.

Israel set out to destroy Abbas many years ago. That he was a moderate, that Hamas agreed to support ANY agreement that Abbas negotiated, had NOTHING to do with Israel's response by three governments. Abbas was the threat of peace and like peace he had to be destroyed. Peres, the last of Israel's founding generation to have any part in government, is just as despised by the men who have run Israeli in the last three governments as Abbas. And for the same reason. Peres would risk peace, and the men running Israel over the last three governments of Israel have nothing but hatred for the concept of peace. Peace would be the end of Likud. If peace broke out, Israelis might decide that Israel should return to a policy of enriching Israelis instead of enriching the ultra rich. And if that happened Likud would be destroyed. Thus Peres is the impotent remnant of Israel's creation calling upon the castrated Abbas to resume what neither can do. Netanyahu controls, and he hates peace.

Israel has never been interested in peace, only more lies, colonialism and settlements!

Israel does not have to beg the scoundrels for peace talk. It is the latter that should be begging for peace talk if they want peace.

"United States is considering changing its strategy on the peace process" From talking loud and doing nothing to just stopping talking altogether, I hope. At least this would be honest. Obama is a sham and a liar. He never had any intention of doing a thing. Either kick settler ass and end the occupation or just quit yanking everyone's chain year after year after year after year after year after year...