'Palestinians' threaten to walk out of 'peace talks' over 'settlement' freeze

And you thought 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen agreed that Israel would release murderers and wouldn't also agree to a 'settlement' freeze. Well, he did. But now he'd like to pocket the murderers and get the freeze anyway.

The PLO leadership on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Israel and
threatened to go to international agencies to punish it for its “war

'Palestinians' accuse US of 'deception and misinformation' on talks

Nothing, but nothing, is good enough for the 'Palestinians.' After the United States exerted enormous pressure on Israel, which is supposed to be an American ally, the 'Palestinians' are now accusing the United States of 'deception and misinformation about the 'peace talks.'

[London based Al-Hayat] quoted Abbas as telling the officials: “I have told the US
Administration 10 times, and I’m

The Onion does the 'settlements'

Imagine if the Onion did a piece on the 'settlements.' Oh wait, you don't have to imagine. They've done one.

As part of their continuing efforts to bring peace to the
conflict-stricken region, Israeli government officials announced today
the construction of a new settlement on Palestinian lands where future
peace talks can be held. “After years of failed diplomacy, it has become
clear

Kerry admits Netanyahu said he'd be building in places that don't affect 'peace map,' but lacks integrity to back Netanyahu

US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted that Prime Minister Netanyahu was completely up front with himself and with 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen regarding Netanyahu's building plans.

"Prime
Minister Netanyahu was completely upfront with me and with President
Abbas that he would be announcing some additional building that would
take place in places that

State Department criticizes Israeli housing approval

At the State Department on Monday, spokeswoman Marie Harf criticized Israel's approval of 1,187 new Jewish housing units in 'east' Jerusalem and environs as 'illegitimate,' but she was careful not to call them 'illegal.'

“These announcements do come at a particularly sensitive time, and we
have made our serious concerns about this recent announcement known to
the government of Israel,” Harf

'Palestinians' ultimatum: Cancel housing tenders or talks are off

I expected this to happen, but I thought the 'Palestinians' would at least wait until they get 24 terrorists back on Tuesday. The 'Palestinians' have delivered an ultimatum to the United States: Either Israel cancels the tenders for 1,187 new Jewish homes (mostly in Jerusalem) that were announced on Sunday or the talks are off.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is demanding that Israel cancel

When the 'peace talks' inevitably fail, who will be blamed

Like most of the legacy media, the Washington Post is already preparing to blame the 'settlements' for the inevitable failure of the current 'peace talks' between Israel and the 'Palestinians.'

In the past five years, the population of Jewish settlements in the
West Bank has grown by about 20 percent, and pro-settler politicians
have become major players in Israel’s government.

Here in the