48 HOURS LATER AND FATAH IS ALREADY RENEGING ON THE DEAL AND DEMANDING PRECONDITIONS BE MET BY ISRAEL

TWO DAYS AGO THEY ANNOUNCED DIRECT TALKS WITH NO PRECONDITIONS"

Secretary Clinton said the talks should take place without preconditions. The secretary said she and President Obama were "encouraged" by the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu and President Mahmoud Abbas.

TODAY, THE PALISTANI'S ANNOUNCED A PRECONDITION; BBC:

The Palestinian Authority has warned that it will pull out of peace talks if Israel renews the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Negotiators are due to hold face-to-face talks in Washington next week, for the first time since late 2008.

But the top Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, said that approval of any new settlement construction would cause the Palestinian side to walk away.

THAT'S MAKING A DEMAND, A PRECONDITION.

LISTEN UP, FOLKS:

• THIS PROVES ONCE AGAIN THAT THE PEACE PROCESS IS A FREAKIN' SHAM AND A WASTE.

• THE SO-CALLED MODERATE PALI'S WANT A JUDENREIN WEST BANK - BUT EXPECT ISRAEL TO REMAIN 20% ARAB.

• AND THEY REFUSE TO NEGOTIATE, PREFERRING TO DICTATE TERMS.

THESE 2 POINTS ALONE PROVE THEY CAN'T EVER BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.

ON TOP OF THAT, THERE ARE WORSE PALI'S - IN ISLAMIC JIHAD AND HAMAS AND SO ON.

IOW: THERE IS NO PARTNER FOR PEACE. THERE IS NO ONE TO "GIVE A STATE TO".

• ISRAEL SHOULD NO MORE BE EXPECTED TO ACCEPT AN ISLAMO-TERROR STATE ON IT'S BORDER THAN RUSSIA WITH CHECHNYA, OR CHINA WITH THE UIGHURS, OR TURKEY WITH THE PKK, OR BRITAIN WITH AN ARMED IRA, OR SRI LANKA WITH THE TAMILS, OR THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE "MOROS".

• DEMANDING ISRAEL DO WHAT THE OTHERS WOULD NEVER DO - AND WHAT THEY'D NEVER BE DEMANDED TO DO - IS ANTISEMITISM, PLAIN & SIMPLE.

AND IT WON'T LEAD TO PEACE.