[Washington Post] Howard Schneider - A political crisis in the Palestinian Authority and growing doubts about American mediation have deeply undercut chances that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will resume in the near future. Obama has set a goal of relaunching the peace talks by the end of the year, but the U.S. push for a settlement freeze backfired. It raised hopes among Palestinians, who began to demand nothing less than a full freeze. Netanyahu has said he wants to reopen the talks without preconditions. He has agreed to a temporary settlement freeze in parts of the West Bank but has been adamant that building will continue throughout Jerusalem.
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