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Indirect Mideast Peace Talks - A Highway to Failure?
(Ha'aretz) Avi Issacharoff - After countless delays, the proximity talks are set to begin. So what if Israel and the Palestinians have already gone through 16 years of direct talks? Now all that's left to resolve are some minor issues like Jerusalem, Palestinian refugees, borders, and the one issue everyone loves to avoid - Hamas' control of Gaza. The real grudge these days is between PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Fatah, which has had it with Fayyad stealing the stage and with his sole handling of the billions of dollars coming in from donating states. Fatah watches as public opinion sways toward Fayyad, who could become the leading presidential candidate in a few years at the expense of any potential Fatah contender.