They used to have hope in the days of peace talks for the sake of peace talks. The PA is losing control to more militant factions in the WB. The PA are supposed to be the moderate but they are afraid of being outflanked by more militant factions. The Arafat guys are getting older and the newer generation are moving towards the Xamaas wing. Can the PA exist without abu Maazen? Will Israel feel the need to directly administer law and order? Both sides should jump start peace talks to peacefully establish 2 separate states for 2 peoples before it becomes impossible to separate the 2 peoples into 2 states