Mahmoud Abbas: I Will Restart Peace Talks if Israel Freezes Settlement Construction

[DonViejo]

Source: Newsweek



BY JACK MOORE ON 12/29/16 AT 8:22 AM

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he is willing to restart peace negotiations with Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government halts all construction of settlements in the West Bank.

His call came after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s final, major speech on the Middle East in which he criticized both sides of the conflict for failures to enhance peace.

Kerry took particular aim at Israel’s settlement enterprise, which consists of more than 500,000 Jewish settlers living in East Jerusalem and West Bank outposts that much of the international community deems illegal under international law.

“The minute the Israeli government agrees to cease all settlement activities... and agrees to implement the signed agreements on the basis of mutual reciprocity, the Palestinian leadership stands ready to resume permanent status negotiations on the basis of international law and relevant international legality resolutions… under a specified time frame,” Abbas said in a statement.

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[onecaliberal]

1. That's. It going to happen in fact I look for settlements to expand exponentially

[Stuart G]

2. Sooner or later, Isreal must stop settlement building and rmove some..then..

after negotiations..................PEACE

This is inevitable. At some point you cut a deal..

The present leader of Israel is an idiot. I have read 40 to 45 percent of the population there wants a deal as soon as possible It is very likely to happen, but how many must die till it happens. There is hate all over this world. It really sucks.