The first Palestinian-Israeli meeting in fifteen months, ended in a small token of progress, with peace negotiators, agreeing to continue the dialogue.
Gathering in Jordon's capital, Amman, on Tuesday, the meeting was overseen by the Middle-East 'Quartet' of the Unites States, Europian Union, Russia and the United Nations.
Tuesday's talks come after Israel and the US condemned the Palestinian's UN bid as a move against peace talks.
However, the meeting was welcomed by the White House who described it as a “positive development" and by the Jordanian foreign minister, who said,
“The important thing is the two sides have met face to face today."
“We agreed that the discussions will be continuous, that the meetings will continue and will take place here in Jordan. And we also agreed that we should not publicize about these meetings ahead of time, except through the Jordanian host, and I tell you that you may hear about it or you may not hear about it.”
However, Hamas called the talks “a very big disappointment.”
“If these negotiations continue, this will totally blow up the Palestinian reconciliation,” said a Hamas leader, Ismail al-Ashqar.
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