On the eve of resuming the second round of peace talks with Israel slated for Wednesday in Jerusalem, Palestinians do not pin hopes on reaching a permanent peace deal that will end a decades-old conflict.
Israel's refusal to commit itself to stopping settlement building and recognizing the principle of the two-state solution based on 1967 borders, besides a 20-year-old fruitless negotiation, has added to the pessimism among Palestinians.
Late in July, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their first meeting in Washington under the U.S. auspices to agree on the outlines of resuming the peace talks, which stopped almost three years ago due to differences on the settlement issue.
The U.S. State Department announced then that a nine-month period was estimated for finalizing the direct talks and reaching a deal. After the second round of talks, the two sides are set to meet again in the West Bank city of Jericho.
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