Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and special envoy George Mitchell leftthe Egyptian resort ofSharm el-Sheikh Tuesday, Sept. 14, after a second, unannounced round of talks found them slightly more cheerful than the first.
Egyptian foreign minister Abul Gheit said the talks were serious and Mitchell called them constructive. They were accompanied by a high alert for trouble in Israel's military, police and security service, following threats from Hamas in Gaza to torpedo the process. Tuesday, Hamas's military chief said only "blood and fire" would serve the Palestinian cause and yield a state "from the Sea to the River."
Missile attacks from Gaza have meanwhile resumed almost daily, so far without causing injuries.
Abbas can hold up the document in Ramallah as proof of his success in winning US endorsement for Palestinian territorial demands.
Again, the Palestinians make clear what their ultimate goal is. To eliminate Israel.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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