Abbas breaks with US over al-Quds, but for how long?

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Abbas breaks with US over al-Quds, but for how long?

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has broken with Washington over its recognition of al-Quds as Israel?s capital but, popular as it is domestically, analysts question how long that tough stance can last.
The 82-year-old Abbas is habitually cautious but, as protests have gripped the Palestinian territories since US President Donald Trump?s controversial policy shift, he has adopted unusually harsh language.
He refused to receive US Vice President Mike Pence during a scheduled visit -- later cancelled -- earlier this week, and on Friday said he would accept no further US role in the Middle East peace process.
Washington was a "dishonest mediator", he said, and "we will no longer accept any plan from it".
That stance plays well with Palestinians for whom Jerusalem is the iconic symbol of nationhood. Some 86 percent of respondents said they backed severing ties with the United States in a recent opinion poll.
Abbas also announced they would seek full membership at the United Nations.
But Washington is the only power that holds any real sway over Israel, currently ruled by what is widely regarded as the most right-wing government in its history.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly criticised the United Nations and the European Union, two of the other members of the so-called Quartet of mediators in the peace process.
Abbas has sent envoys to the fourth -- Russia -- and also to China to try to secure their engagement.
But Israel knows no government is as well disposed to it as the United States and is unlikely to accept any other mediator.
That puts Abbas in a bind. His popularity ratings have plummeted in recent years as his policy of working with Israel and the United States in the hope of a negotiated settlement has led nowhere.
One recent poll found that some 70 percent of Palestinians want him to step down. his term as president expired in 2009 but political divisions have prevented fresh polls.Nine Palestinians have now been killed in clashes with Israeli troops since Trump?s announcement and each one puts more pressure on Abbas not to back down.



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