The Palestinians will not enter talks with the Israelis unless they stop adding to Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jersualem. The high hopes raised amongst Palestinians by President Obama's Cairo speech in June seem to be fading fast with the Israelis building in both areas despite American protests.
Stephen Sackur talks to an independent Palestinian MP who has long been involved in negotiations over the Palestinians' future, Mustafa Barghouti, who lost to Mahmoud Abbas in the last presidential election, and may stand again in the next election.
Is this the end of the road for the peace process?
Watch the full interview with Mustafa Barghouti on HARDtalk on Thursday 19th November 2009.
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