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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/theres-no-palestinian-plan-b-just-an-unrealistic-study-13/
Palestinians Skeptical of Kerry's Attempt to Renew Negotiations
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - Hours after another meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Istanbul, a Palestinian official told me Sunday in Ramallah, "If you think they [Abbas and the Palestinian leadership] know what to do after Kerry's attempt to renew the negotiations, you're wrong." A different Palestinian official told me, "The question is not if Kerry fails, but when." The Palestinian leadership has no clear strategy or plan to turn to "the day after" American attempts to renew the negotiations fail. In addition, reconciliation talks with Hamas have been stagnant for a long time, the economic situation does not show signs of improving, and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigned last week - despite the drastic improvement in the quality of life in the West Bank since he was appointed in 2007.