Just nu ser det ut som om indirekta förhandlingar skulle kunna komma igång mellan Israel och palestinierna inom en när framtid.
En intressant detalj som man kanske inte tänker på är att det inte är de folkvalda palestinska myndigheterna, med Abbas i spetsen, som har sista ordet när det gäller att förhandla eller inte förhandla utan Arabförbundet och PLO.
Hamas motsätter sig förhandlingar och fördömer Arabförbundets positiva inställning.
Abbas: 'Many obstacles' for peace
"In an interview with the West Bank newspaper Al Ayam, Abbas said that the talks with Israel will begin as soon as the Arab League and the PLO board approve them. "
Who Speaks for the Palestinians?
Fifteen months of Obama diplomacy have undermined Palestinian autonomy.( Elliott Abrams)
Will proximity talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority soon begin? While both Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Abbas have said they hope so, the matter is no longer in the hands of the Palestinians but in those of the Arab League foreign ministers--who meet May 1.
Two stories this week in Haaretz, the Israeli daily, make this clear. The first story recounts an interview Abbas gave Israeli TV, and notes that “Abbas said he hopes to get Arab League approval for indirect talks on May 1.” The second story recycles an item from the newspaper Al-Watan in Damascus, and begins this way: “The Arab League is expected to reject the Obama administration's proposal to begin indirect Middle East peace negotiations in the coming weeks, sources from the 22-state body told Syria's Al-Watan daily on Tuesday. The League's Monitoring Committee for the Arab Peace Initiative is scheduled to meet on Saturday to vote on the proposal, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is unlikely to accept any offer for peace talks that does not meet the panel's approval.”
There are two remarkable elements here.
First, Abbas is now refusing to make any decision about peace, instead deferring to Arab states. With all the talk about the critical importance of Palestinian independence, this is a giant--even historic--step backwards. His motivations are not complex: He wants to avoid Palestinian and wider Arab criticism. As long as he follows Arab League strictures he will. But the price paid is hugely reduced flexibility, and a return to the days when the Palestinians were under the control of Arab states rather than masters of their own future.
Här kan man läsa en artikel på svenska om den senaste tidens utveckling angående fredsprocessen:
Fredsprocessen, USA, Israel och palestinierna och lite om Iran
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