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Annapolis' road to nowhere

26/11/2007 By Mariano Aguirre

There is little hope that the meeting in Annapolis between the governments of Israel and the Palestinian Authority will bring anything more than a vague declaration in favour of continuing talks.

The specific demands of the Palestinians were met with a categorical refusal from the Israelis in the weeks running up to the conference. Furthermore, both governments are weak and lack the legitimacy to negotiate.

The US government, for its part, has downplayed the event to a one-day “international meeting”. With no previous negotiations and little time, it seems all but impossible that any meaningful progress will be achieved.

 

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Keywords

Diplomacy Gaza Strip and West Bank Israel MEPP Middle East Negotiation United States

Bio author: Mariano Aguirre

Mariano Aguirre is Director of the Norwegian Peacebuilding Centre in Oslo, and a fellow of the Transnational Institute. Former Director of Peace, Security and Human Rights at FRIDE.