Why the Annapolis Peace Talks are a Joke

The Prerequisites set by Israel and accepted by the US define the limits of the so-called peace talks to the bantustanization of Palestine and the permanace of an ethnic state. The demand that Palestinians not only recognize Israel (again) but recognize its legitimacy as a specifically Jewish state means a recognition and acceptance of apartheid and by implication, second class citizenship for Palestinian citizens of Israel. Once again, the unacceptible demands of their "generous offer" will be presented as Palestinian intransegence but the reality on the ground is just the reverse.