The crumbling negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority showed few signs of flickering back to life over the weekend, as PA Deputy Minister for Prisoner Affairs Ziad Abu Ein threatened protests and hunger strikes by Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails. Protests outside Ofer Prison near Ramallah included violent clashes on Friday and riots broke out in several Palestinian cities. Elsewhere, US Secretary of State John Kerry hinted that he would not be able to spend as much time on Israeli-PA negotiations in the future, citing the high volume of problems in other parts of the world that demand his attention. Marathon talks held through Sunday between Israeli and PA officials failed to arrive at a compromise which would extend the talks beyond their 30 April deadline, according to PA sources. Read More
