More on Jerusalem

In recent weeks I've become less optimistic regarding a definitive peace process between Israel and Palestine. With the supposed resignation of Abbas, it seemed that the Palestinian Authority was on its way out. Although the PA has a limited amount of autonomy and is dependent on Israel for transport and utilities etc., I think that it's important that Palestinians have something that at least resembles a representative entity.

In more recent bad news, Israel has removed more Palestinians from Jerusalem. It doesn't feel like a stretch to draw the conclusion that Israel has little or no intention of taking meaningful steps toward peace in light of events like this one. It seems incongruent to pay lip service to peace, all while denying water rights and denying people access to their capital.