No talks with the 'Palestinians' anytime soon

On Tuesday, Israel's Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, begged UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to convince 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen to return to peace talks with Israel. But Ban didn't even have to answer. The 'Palestinians' said no immediately. "Israel is insisting on the impossible," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told Army Radio. "It is [Israel] who is