Cairo – Palestinian Leader Wants Time Cap For Any Talks With Israel

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    Cairo – The Palestinian president said Saturday that if an upcoming Paris conference succeeds in relaunching the long-stalled Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, it should also set a time cap and mechanisms to implement their resolutions.

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    Speaking to Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, Mahmoud Abbas also said that the Paris gathering — due June 3 — should also set up a monitoring committee to follow whatever is agreed upon. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to attend the meeting.

    The Palestinians have welcomed the conference but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of an international conference, saying direct negotiations without preconditions are the best way to reach a final settlement with the Palestinians.

    In Cairo, Abbas reiterated Palestinian demands that a future Palestinian state have east Jerusalem as its capital and that it be established within the borders that had existed on the eve of the 1967 Middle East when Israel captured the then Jordanian-administered West Bank and east Jerusalem.

    “When we need to demarcate these borders, we will be prepared to accept a slight exchange of territory,” he told the Arab ministers.

    He also demanded that all Palestinians jailed by Israel be released and also said the Palestinians would never recognize a “Jewish” state as Netanyahu once demanded. The Palestinians recognized Israel in 1993, he recounted, and is sufficient.

    He rejected proposals made by Israel that under any future deal Israel would maintain a military presence in the West Bank or on the border with Jordan. The Palestinians, he said, would instead accept NATO forces to monitor security in the area.


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    AlbertEinstein
    AlbertEinstein
    7 years ago

    Such a fair negotiating “partner”. Feh!

    bennyt
    bennyt
    7 years ago

    How does 60 seconds sound?

    dspiegel
    dspiegel
    7 years ago

    “… The Palestinians recognized Israel in 1993, he recounted, and is sufficient. …”
    That is a total lie. They never accepted Israel and it’s still in their charter to destroy Israel CH”V.
    You dog, and son of monkeys and pigs! … Crawl back into your hole and Chap Arein a Misah M’shunah.

    kligermentch
    kligermentch
    7 years ago

    no pre conditions

    Mendel32
    Mendel32
    7 years ago

    I think he wants a time cap and a monitoring system just to make sure the Israelis keep their side of the agreement, but not the Arab side of the agreement. They have never kept up their side!