Computer burnout/NY summit open thread

I spend waaaaay too much time in front of keyboards and screens. Here's an open thread to prevent burnout...

For discussion:

"Simply put, it is past time to talk about starting negotiations. It is time to move forward. It is time to show the flexibility and common sense and sense of compromise that's necessary to achieve our goals. Permanent status negotiations must begin and begin soon. And more importantly, we must give those negotiations the opportunity to succeed." - Barack Obama

Is Obama short-circuiting the roadmap?

The Palestinian presidency clarified in a statement that Abbas' acceptance of the U.S. invitation to join the summit at the UN General Assembly "does not mean that the Palestinian leadership accepted the resumption of the peace talks without Israel's freeze of settlement activities."

Face-saving from Abbas.

And the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about...

Haniyeh spoke during a conference titled, "The al-Aqsa Victory." According to the Hamas leader, Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque would be freed by "those holding a gun in one hand and the Koran book in their other hand."

Jonathan Tobin
Noah Pollak
Jennifer Rubin