“I don’t know whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was surprised when Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad failed to show up for their scheduled meeting on Tuesday, but perpetual Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat certainly was. Surprised and embarrassed. Those in the know noticed even before the meeting that Fayyad was making every effort to avoid it, apparently because he didn’t want to partake in the facade, which was doomed to fail.”

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