By Khalid Amayreh - It seems the Jordanian-moderated talks  between Zionist and Palestinian negotiators in Amman are going nowhere. Some observers argue the talks were doomed from the very beginning as the apartheid  Israeli  regime  continued to refuse freezing settlement expansion. The talks, dubbed as "exploratory" by some Palestinian Authority (PA) officials never really had the slightest chance of success, given Israel's determined and stubborn  refusal to end her military occupation  of the West Bank, Gaza Strip  and East Jerusalem as well as allow for the repatriation of millions of uprooted Palestinians back to their homes and villages in what is called now "Israel."  These are the most elementary and minimalist Palestinian demands that must be met if a peace deal can ever be salvaged. However, it is amply clear that the so-called peace talks are being held, not for the sake of pursuing genuine peace but ... More »