SO MUCH FOR THE ROADMAP

REMEMBER THE ROADMAP? CORE ISSUES (REFUGEES, JERUSALEM) WERE NOT TO BE DISCUSSED UNTIL PALESTINIANS HAD CRACKED DOWN ON TERROR AND ENDED THEIR MEDIA INCITEMENT AND ANTI-SEMITISM.

Olmert, Abbas Agree on Structure for Talks on Core Issues - Roni Sofer
Prime Minister Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas agreed Tuesday to hold negotiations on core issues according to a "three-level" model. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and head of the Palestinian negotiating team Ahmed Qureia will discuss the core issues in a direct dialogue. The negotiation teams will then discuss the issues in detail. In case of disagreement, Abbas and Olmert will intervene. A senior source at the Prime Minister's Office said that Olmert and Abbas have been discussing the core issues over the past few months. (Ynet News)