Palestine-Israel Talks: Temporary Deadlock or Total Failure?
... Palestinian refugee issues. If the negotiations are not resumed, the temporary borders are to turn into permanent. Until the treaty is signed, the Israeli forces will stay in the regions required to maintain security, for example in the Jordan Valley. Plan B is rather vague about the inter-Palestinian relations. On the one hand, Israel seems eager to bring the PNA in and present the fact as a result of the Fattah efforts, so that the Fattah could improve its stand vis-à-vis the Hamas. It definitely serves Israeli interests, because the Hamas may become an effective spoiler and thwart the plan. On the other hand, Israel may as well hope for evolution ...