What can we make of the Palestine Papers?

The Palestine Papers, as revealed by Al-Jazeerah and the Guardian, are explosive evidence about the state of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, leaning over backwards to break a deal—a deal that never went ahead and has even less chance of doing so with Netanyahu still in power.
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Meretz USA statement on the UN resolution regarding Israel’s West Bank settlement activity

Friday, January 21, 2011
Meretz USA statement on the UN resolution regarding Israel’s West Bank settlement activity
“As the UN Security Council deliberates on a resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction over the Green Line, we appeal to the Israeli government to act in the country’s best interest, in the interest of peace, and in the spirit of friendship with the US, and implement a complete, effective settlement freeze, unlimited in time and including the area of annexed East Jerusalem.