Hussein Ibish on Why Negotiations Are Good for Palestinians

Making sense as usual, Hussein Ibish sees the positive side of upcoming negotiations (and, by the way, while I'm on the subject of Hussein, I have to apologize to him for something I wrote yesterday, suggesting that he didn't understand John "Kevorkian" Mearsheimer's true motivations. Hussein understands, completely, that Mearsheimer is uninterested in the future of Palestine, so long as the Jews suffer). Here he is on negotiations, and how they help the Palestinian cause:

It certainly can't do any harm to negotiate with the Israelis, even if this particular Israeli cabinet is unlikely to be forthcoming on all that much, though they should be tested on that. But it's very helpful in developing stronger relations with the United States, the Europeans and others, which are essential to achieving most vital Palestinian national goals and to sustaining and expanding the state building project which is a potential game-changer. Apart from people like the reader feeling emotionally frustrated, an affect I share but do not indulge, at the spectacle of negotiations that are not likely to yield much benefits in the coming few months, I can't see any harm at all in them and I do see significant benefits other than actually achieving a permanent status agreement in the next few months. In particular, if Palestinian willingness to negotiate strengthens international support and protection for the state and institution building program and solidifies the international impression that Palestinians are sincere and ready for peace and that the principal obstacles come from the Israeli side, this is extremely helpful and useful, and I think that's obvious.