Palestinians Put Off Peace Talks After Clash With Israel
August 27, 2013
TEL AVIV—Israeli forces killed three Palestinians during a raid on a West Bank refugee district, prompting the Palestinian leadership to cancel a round of U.S.-sponsored peace talks set for Monday and highlighting the fragility of the negotiations.
Many observers believe the move represented a temporary impasse, and that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will soon return to the negotiating table. But there is a risk that continued clashes and fatalities could tip a split popular opinion among Palestinians against negotiations, which restarted last month after a several-year suspension amid deep skepticism over the prospects for success.