There never was a peace partnership. Fatah never changed their charter."President Abbas told Mitchell that the Israelis are no longer peace partners as much as the Americans are," Zaki told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper.Of course, the fact that Abbas sees Obama as his peace partner explains alot--such as why he feels so comfortable lying to him.
Zaki added that Abbas asked Mitchell to present Washington's views about peace and not to wait for Israeli proposals.
"The Palestinian Authority is negotiating with Washington and not with Tel Aviv," he said.