A resolution put together by Germany, Britain and France calls for a return to “negotiations,” which the Palestinian Authority would only accept if the terms do not leave open the possibility to be able to get rid of Israel as a Jewish state.
Kerry will try to use the Israeli election campaign to convince Erekat to soften his demands and count on Israelis to elect a center-left government next March instead of making harsh demands that might drive voters into the right-wing camp.
The irony is that ever since the Rabin-Peres administration two decades ago, Israel made more concessions under right-ring governments than it did under left-wing governments.