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Source: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/16093/palestinians-problem-peace
No Palestinian Leader Would Dare Negotiate with Israel
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - The Palestinian leadership has been boycotting peace talks with Israel since 2014. Since 2017, the PA has also been boycotting the U.S. in response to President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. As far as the PA is concerned, Israel and the U.S. are now the main enemies of the Palestinians. It is prohibited to talk to any Israeli or U.S. official. Growing anti-Israel and anti-U.S. sentiments among Palestinians are the direct result of the leadership's continued incitement and fiery rhetoric. Day in and day out, Palestinian leaders drill into the minds of their people that Israel rejects peace and is committing "war crimes" against Palestinians. When you radicalize your people against Israel in such a way, how can you expect Palestinian leaders not to veto meeting with Israelis? Under the current circumstances, it is impossible to talk about the resumption of a peace process when even a word about negotiations from a Palestinian leader sounds - at the very least - the death knell of his career.