Accepting indirect peace talks confronts Israel with the Arab League
By renouncing the principle of direct negotiations for peace, Binyamin Netanyahu has opened the door for the Arab League and other unsympathetic international bodies to crash the process and bulldoze Israel into steps contrary to its interests. George Mitchell and Joe Biden will be on hand to keep him on track.
Mahmoud Abbas has given up independent Palestinian decision-making and puts himself in the hands of the Arab collective.
