Al Jazeera has leaked documentation on the negotiations between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Israeli government. It seems that the PA offered Israel a chunk of east Jerusalem along with the token repatriation of a small number of refugees, perhaps in exchange for other territory. It also seems that Israel informed the PA before they launched their assault on Gaza in 2009. These revelations should further discredit the PA with the Palestinian people. It is very unfortunate that no real left alternative exists since the Palestinian left mostly self-destructed after the Oslo accords. So, Hamas will likely be further strengthened by this information. The leaked documents also make clear that the Israeli govenment rejected even this demeaning Palestinian offer, which proves, once again, that Israel never had any genuine interest in peace or negotiations.
In Lebanon, Najib Mikati has been chosen as prime minister instead of former prime minister Hariri. Sunnis are demonstrating and striking. The US government says it will no longer support the Lebanese army if Hezbolleh controls the Lebanese government. Lebanese see that as a joke since the US government had not been providing such support. But the real joke is the US government's love/hate relationship with democracy. They love to talk about it, but they reject it when democracy produces results they don't like, whether it is the election of Hamas in Gaza or Hezbolleh's political gains in Lebanon.
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