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Source: http://jcpa.org/palestinian-defiance-of-washington/
Palestinian Defiance of Washington
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Pinhas Inbari - The Palestinians have adopted a policy of defiance of Washington. Upon Abbas' return from Washington, where he met with President Obama and rejected U.S. peace proposals, he was given a "hero's welcome" for standing up to the U.S. Senior Fatah figure Abbas Zaki said the PA's applications to UN bodies were made despite U.S. opposition, and accused U.S. mediator Martin Indyk of being a "Zionist." The Palestinians are taking their case to the UN in a bid to free themselves from U.S. "hegemony" over the negotiating process and return to "internationalizing" the conflict. Moreover, the Arab world has been signaling to the Palestinians that the talks are dispensable. At the recent Arab summit in Kuwait, the Arabs omitted support for Kerry's peace efforts from their statements. The writer, a veteran Arab affairs correspondent, is an analyst for the Jerusalem Center.