As big a threat and as much a gang or murderers as Hamas.

As long as PLO/Fatah gets something through negotiations and surrender nothing, they will negotiate. Weakening their enemy Israel by diplomatic means is a smart move. This is the "plan of stages" that Arafat had approved in the PNC in the 70s. However, all negotiations will fail to bring peace because PLO/Fatah is constitutionally obliged to destroy Israel. The day PLO/Fatah changes their charter according to article 33, things might change. Until then, articles like these are innaccurate at best

Free goodies are given to the Palestinians to get them into the negotiations but nothing is done to change the perception of Palestinians about negotiations. Palestinians simply want a timetable for Israel being handed over to them. The US and Israel are so grateful that Palestinians will talk to them that nothing is done to change Palestinian perceptions entering negotiations.

I hope leaders will make an effort to reach peace. I hope peace.

Why would we have peace talks with Abbas if in the next election he is ouseted and the new guy doesn't want to honor the peace? Why should we bolster their security if anything we give them will fall into the hands of those who don't want peace. The Palestinians need ot have a completely open election in the west bank with anyone who wants to run regardless of their political affiliation able to be elected. I want to see who is in charge of the Palestinians before negotiating with them.

Sure, let's pretend our genocidal enemies are really our friends. The P.A. are terrorists as much as Hamas. The only difference is that Hamas is more honest. Israelis will not buy this idiocy. The real answer is to totally defeat the P.A. and claim our land.

Terrorism increases with talks - always has. We do not need to negotiate anything. What we need is to get the Arabs from violating ALL of the previous obligations. To date they have violated every single provision of every treaty they have ever signed. We should announce until they fulfill every provision of every previous treaty they get nothing at all

Israel And The PA must expand cooperation in security against those from both sides who would try to derail peace talks. The PA & Israel should resume joint patrols in areas B,&C, Settlers can be just as terrifiying to the Palestinian population. There needs to be fairness, Justice and saftey for all people and there property

can any reader or staff point to any example of these "talks" that accomplished anything?

"Peace talks with Palestinians" have accomplished a great deal for Israel's enemies. Oslo alone was responsible for thousands of Israelis being murdered and maimed. The Labor Party has an incredible amount of Jewish blood on its hands. Yet Labor, and its idiotic leftist fellow travelers, seek to do even more damage to Israel.