Israel vs Palestine: 'New alliances in the Middle East.' ~Livni. 'No peace visible' ~Israeli citizens

Israel’s top peace negotiator said newly resumed talks with the Palestinians have provided an opening “to change the allies and alliances in the region.” There are parts in the Arab world that, “for them, re-launching the negotiations can be an opportunity… to work together against the extremists,” Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said, referring to the turmoil in Egypt and the Syrian conflict.

Livni, speaking after meeting with visiting UN Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon declined to say whether any progress at the talks had been made.

The caricature peace negotiation between Israel and Palestine has been going on for decades with both sides always accusing each other of breaking the agreements or sabotaging the negotiations. Israel has been releasing Palestinian prisoners she can always easily get any time while constructing settlements she cannot easily dismantle.

Washington has told Palestinians not to be worried over the settlements for the sake of the peace negotiation which John Kerry brokered but it seems the Israeli citizens and the triads - Israeli authorities, Palestinian authorities and the United States' officials - are not on the same page. The Israeli citizens already have the intuition owing from past experiences.

Nearly 80 percent of Israel’s Jewish population believe a peace deal with the Palestinians is impossible, an opinion poll said. Asked whether “a final agreement” would be reached “that will put an end to the conflict,” 79.7 percent of respondents said no, and only 6.2 percent said yes. The poll was carried out by Israeli research institute Hagal Hahadash among a representative sample of 500 people, AFP reported.

Of all respondents, 77.5 percent said they opposed the Israeli government's decision to release long-serving Palestinian prisoners alongside the resumed peace talks. Just 14.2 percent said they were in favor of the prisoner release.