Ben Caspit speaks this week with former Justice Minister Yossi Beilin, who was one of the main architects of the Oslo Accords with the Palestinians. Beilin is pessimistic about the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett launching any sort of talks with the Palestinians. “Since 2014, when the Secretary of State John Kerry-initiated talks stopped, we don’t have any peace process. I am sure that eventually we will have such process — I hope so. But I don’t know when talks will be renewed, since on the Israeli side there is no partner.” Beilin adds that “the non-partner is saying very clearly for the first time in many years that he does not even intend to meet with the other side.”

Links:

-An open letter to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - Al-Monitor

-Bennett rules out meeting Abbas, but not economic cooperation - Al-Monitor

-Violence in air as Israel mourns Rabin - Al-Monitor

-Benny Gantz, Mahmoud Abbas see eye to eye on security risks - Al-Monitor