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Israeli-Palestinian peace talks not dead yet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may still find a way to extend the talks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Palestinian leadership in the West Bank City of Ramallah April 1, 2014. Abbas signed more than a dozen international conventions on Tuesday citing anger at Israel's delay of a prisoner release, in a move jeopardised U.S. efforts to salvage fragile peace talks. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3JIRK

When US officials declare that Washington cannot want peace more than Israelis and Palestinians themselves, it’s a clear signal that the game is over — time to turn off the lights and hope for the best.

Hillary Clinton and George Mitchell were the last in a long line of US officials to invoke this assessment as a means to rationalize their failure to bring an end to Israel’s occupation and enable the establishment of a Palestinian state at peace with Israel.

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