Senior Palestinian Says Peace Talks With Israel Aren't Going Anywhere

Top aide to Mahmoud Abbas says without pressure from Washington the negotiations won't yield results

(Reuters) - Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians are proving pointless and will not bear fruit without much greater pressure from Washington, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday.

In the most damning Palestinian assessment to date, Yasser Abed Rabbo said that the negotiations, which kicked off in late July after a three year hiatus, had made no progress.

"These negotiations are futile and won't lead to any results," Abed Rabbo told Voice of Palestine radio.