The Palestinian Authority would not be able to prevent another intifada in the face of stagnant peace talks with Israel

The Palestinian Authority would not be able to prevent another intifada in the face of stagnant peace talks with Israel, a senior Fatah official told Army Radio on Thursday.

The comment was made as officials in both Tel Aviv and Ramallah urged that passions be kept in check during the three days of Palestinian commemoration of the Nakba.

Speaking with Army Radio on Thursday, Abbas Zaki, a senior Fatah official and member of the Fatah delegation to reconciliation talks with Hamas, said that, faced with Mideast uprisings, the Palestinian Authority would not be able to suppress popular unrest.

"The Palestinian leadership facing a [diplomatic] impasse could not quiet the Palestinian street who had watched the achievements of other [Mideast] peoples," Zaki said.

The Fatah official reiterated the danger of popular unrest in the West Bank faced with stalled peace talks with Israel, saying that the Palestinian people would "plan their efforts according to how hopeful they are."

The Fatah official said that an upcoming unity government with Hamas would honor any agreements between the PA and the Zionist entity, saying: "The government is Abu Mazen's [Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas] government and he is committed to reaching peace with Israel and to the Israeli partner, if such a partner be found."