Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Poll highlights Palestinians' mistrust of Kerry, Netanyahu and even Abbas

Palestinians appear to be more interested in Egypt's revolution and Arab Idol than efforts to kick-start peace talks with Israel.

Palestinians ride a motorcycle past a mural depicting the Dome of the Rock on a street in Gaza City.
Palestinians ride a motorcycle past a mural depicting the Dome of the Rock on a street in Gaza City, June 23, 2013. -
They’re opposed, but don’t really care − that, in essence, is the Palestinian stance on resuming negotiations with Israel along the lines proposed by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. But it seems Palestinian AuthorityPresident Mahmoud Abbas cares more about upsetting America than he does about the public’s views. Thus, according to PLO sources, he is leaning toward restarting talks on different terms than he originally demanded.

PALESTINIANS APPEAR TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN EGYPT’S REVOLUTION AND ARAB IDOL THAN EFFORTS TO KICK-START PE... by nelvely