Peace talks, you say?

The majority of Palestinians have no representation at the talks.
Israel’s representatives are currently engaged in acts of war against the Palestinian people even as they sit at the table.
Abbas has nothing to give or concede except Palestinian legal rights – everything else has already been conceded.
Netanyahu has much to gain in making a gesture toward peace and blaming Abbas and coalition partners when nothing happens.
Unlike the Mitchell who brokered the Good Friday Agreement, this Mitchell has done nothing to address the asymmetry of power and voice.
Any sustainable two-state final status agreement would require third party military reinforcement, and no-one’s offered it.