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PLO PM: Israel's fault no progress towards peace



By Stan Goodenough
June 02, 2008

According to PLO "prime minister" Salam Fayyad, Israel is trampling all over the peace process and will be to blame for the failure to reach a deal before the end of the year.

Fayyad did not mention - according to a Ynetnews report of an interview he gave to the Associated Press - the impact the ongoing "Palestinian" rocket fire and other terrorist attacks are having on this "peace process."

Instead, he said that Israel's "accelerated settlement construction" largely strips the negotiations on the terms of Palestinian statehood of their "meaning."

The AP reporter appeared unblushingly sympathetic to Fayyad's complaints.

While the US-trained economist had implemented all sorts of positive reforms since being appointed to his post a year ago, the reporter opined, "Hamas remains entrenched in Gaza, while Abbas' increasingly disgruntled Fatah movement is becoming more vocal in demands to be included in Fayyad's government of independents and experts. Israel balks at easing movement restrictions — a prerequisite for the recovery of the Palestinian economy — and Israeli soldiers continue to carry out raids in cities where Fayyad's forces are trying to establish control."

In fact, it is Israel that has assisted Fayyad first hand with the establishment, equipping and even deployment of the PLO's so-called security forces.

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