Reply #56: Abbas has always wanted to negotiate, always wanted to talk.

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I mean, that is who he is politically speaking. And that is all there is to the "peace talks" being back on. Despite recent events, he's still willing. They were never off except in the sense that he would not talk until the violence stops, or however it was put. If I read it right, that is still what he is saying now. I think he said there had to be a cease-fire or something like that, and then rescinded that statement, but I don't see that he is willing to go forward in the present circumstances either. But that could change. I mean, he has nowhere to go.