Same old peacepartners, same old peaceprocess

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 7, 2008. REUTERS/Tara Todras-Whitehill/Pool (WEST BANK)

Four days later, Abu Mazen addressed a rally in Ramallah to mark the 4th anniversary of the death of Arafat.

(IsraelNN.com) Palestinian Authority Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, speaking in Ramallah in memory of his predecessor Yasser Arafat [Tuesday Nov. 11] praised "the path of the shahids [martyrs] -- "the path we cherish."

He added, "It is aimed at upholding the Palestinians' nationalist and sovereign resolutions."

Abbas told thousands at the rally, "The Palestinian leadership will continue to follow Yasser Arafat's path until a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is established."

....Foreign media generally omitted Abbas's remarks on martyrs, which usually refers to suicide bombers, and highlighted his comments on the need for PA unity.

Oh, and don't you know, the "head negotiator" for our poorpalestinian peacepartners, Ahmed Qurei, is of the opinion that

".... There was no so-called Jewish Temple. It's imaginary. Jerusalem is 100 percent Muslim."

"The Arab world is called to interfere to stop the Israeli plans in Jerusalem, to stop the Israeli attempts to create a Jewish character to Jerusalem..."