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Mar 12, 2007
Yesterday's meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and PLO terror boss Mahmoud Abbas and its immediate aftermath makes painfully obvious why peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority need to be called off.
Every clear-thinking observer has been noting for months how ridiculous it is for Israel to negotiate with Abbas, while a Hamas still unswervingly dedicated to Israel's destruction is the one that decides whether or not any deals he makes are actually implemented.
Abbas' promise to Olmert on Sunday to release abducted IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, and Hamas' reaction to that commitment is just a preview of how the entire "peace" process will play out under these circumstances.