DO YOU THINK THESE GUYS ARE READY TO ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE?

Olmert: "1967 Borders Are Indefensible" - Gil Hoffman
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spoke before the British Parliament on Tuesday and said that Israel "would never agree to pull out of all of the West Bank to pre-1967 borders because those borders are indefensible." He then referred to the infighting between rival Palestinian factions, and asked, "Do you think these guys...are ready in our lifetime to engage in a serious political dialogue?" (Jerusalem Post)

Palestinian Demonstrators Storm Parliament (AP/Washington Post)
Dozens of Palestinian civil servants linked to Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement stormed a PA parliamentary session in Ramallah on Wednesday to demand long-overdue salaries, attacking Hamas lawmakers and forcing the parliament speaker to flee the building. The Hamas-led government, weakened by international economic sanctions, has been unable to pay the salaries of civil servants since taking office more than three months ago.