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The peace talks start every few years, always with great promise at their beginning, and with a thud and renewed violence at their end.
The current round will be no different, but for different reasons. The basic problem is that the current Palestinian president, Mahmud Abbas, has no power to make concessions. Any concession he would make will be used to erode what little sway he already holds, and will be rejected by Hamas (who control Gaza - half the Palestinian population) and most Palestinians...
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