70 nations gather in Paris to discuss two-state solution, Israel and Palestinian Authority skip

  -- Russia Today (with many similar headlines gracing the front of many other news media sites)

1. without saying anything many others are not also noticing and feeling, the event of 70 nations of the world gathering together to oppose Israel and its existence in Jerusalem has a prophetic feel to it

2. What kind of peace process can be dscussed with any value without the participation of the Israelis and the Palestinians...