They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.(Psalms 109:3)

The sixteenth round of peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel ended in a screaming match between the two sides, according to The Times of Israel.

The Palestinian Authority will not continue with peace talks as long as Israel continues building in the settlements, an unidentified Palestinian official said Wednesday. “The Israeli side is determined to continue its settlement and we cannot continue negotiations under these unprecedented settlement attacks,” the official told French news agency AFP after a contentious meeting between the two sides.

Palestinian Authority negotiators were reportedly furious over what they called Israeli “lies” to the public about an agreement with the Palestinians to continue building in the settlements in exchange for the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners jailed since before the Oslo accords, an official told Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth. The Israeli side took offense and the meeting broke down.

Israel had announced last week that they approved the building of thousands of units in East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria. Israel had said they had cleared this action with Washington and the PA beforehand.

This latest stall in the talks comes as US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Tuesday night. He was set to meet both sides Wednesday.

On Monday, PA President Mamoud Abbas said that despite all the meetings, “there hasn’t been any advancement in the talks with the Israelis.”

“The Israelis justify the expansion of settlements by releasing prisoners,” Abbas said. “They link the two issues, [and it] is likely to bring about the termination of the talks, without results.”