27.01.2012                      03.Schwat. 5772                      Auschwitz-Gedenk-Tag

Friedensgespräche:

Analysis: Low-level talks likely to continue

Despite Palestinian threats to leave the table, Jordan-sponsored peace talks are likely to continue.

January 26, that is yesterday, came and went pretty much like the month of September – namely, with a whimper.

Remember September, the month when the Palestinians made their much-trumpeted and widely-feared play for statehood recognition at the United Nations. Defense Minister Ehud Barak prophesied a diplomatic tsunami; Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned of the worst Palestinian violence Israel had ever faced; and Haaretz continuously cautioned about a third intifada….