United Nations – U.S. Says Ready To Talk Mideast Peace; Abbas Calls For Conference

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    Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine (top) walks into a Security Council meeting behind United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Hale (Bottom) and Jared Kushner, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States before he addresses a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 20 February 2018.  EPAUnited Nations – The United States is “ready to talk” Middle East peace with the Palestinians, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Tuesday in remarks directed at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

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    U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, and U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, who are working on a new peace plan, sat behind Haley. Speaking after Abbas made a rare address to the 15-member council, Haley gave no details of the U.S. plan.

    “Our negotiators are sitting right behind me, ready to talk. But we will not chase after you. The choice, Mr. President, is yours,” Haley said. Abbas did not stay in the council chamber to listen to her.

    White House spokesman Josh Raffel said Washington would present a peace plan “when it is done and the time is right.”

    The Palestinians no longer view the United States as a neutral negotiator, and Abbas on Tuesday called for an international Middle East peace conference to be convened later this year.

    The Palestinians are furious over the Trump administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December and its decision to cut U.S. funding for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

    “It has become impossible today for one country or state alone to solve a regional or international conflict,” Abbas said. “It is essential to establish a multilateral international mechanism emanating from an international conference.”

    Abbas, who shunned a visit by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to the region last month, said the conference should include the Palestinians, Israel, the five permanent U.N. Security Council members – the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France – the European Union and the United Nations.

    French U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre told the council: “We are open to studying the development of the ways of international accompaniment for the peace process.” Deputy British U.N. Ambassador Jonathan Allen described U.S. leadership on the issue as “indispensable.”

    Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told the Security Council that Abbas was part of the problem, not the solution, and that the “only way to move forward is direct negotiations” between Israel and the Palestinians.

    Russian U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the so-called Quartet – made up of the United Nations, the United States, Russia and the EU – and the League of Arab States could play a role in kick-starting the stalled peace process.


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    6 years ago

    All this chatter is nothing more than hot air until these bloodthirsty savages change their DNA and abandon any form of support for terror, direct or indirect. There are preconditions to sitting at a negotiating table. The hostilities and support for them must cease completely, as in 100%. These chayos then must strip any form of indoctrination that dominates their culture and educational system regarding terror. Next, they must be totally (as in 100%) demilitarized. Next they must recognize Israel as a sovereign Jewish state. Any backtracking on any of these would cancel the entire process retroactively. Tunnel construction, building or renovating any munitions factories, building bombs or rockets, etc., are all bases for trashing the efforts to negotiate peace.

    I believe that peace is not possible at all. These Palis are far too distant from humanity for that to occur. But if they could demonstrate the ability to make a true effort, I would give them a chance. I truly believe it won’t happen, but not because I don’t want peace. Let’s see them try. This has nothing to do with which countries are part of an international effort.

    Ppppp
    Ppppp
    6 years ago

    I believe the US should’ve boycotted this session as abbass is a terrorist, using donor funds to reward terrorists, has refused to negotiate, is using the Jerusalem declaration as an excuse, etc. and WHY IS NIKKI HALEY ADDRESSING HIM AS “President?!” What is he the president of? There is no Pali state nor will there ever be, due to arab intransigence and terror, and he certainly doesn’t deserve any title of respect!

    takeittothem
    takeittothem
    6 years ago

    very basically, how could there ever be an arab state in the middle of Israel? they can then just lob over grenades to the jews. they don’t need fancy missiles.
    it’s a non-starter. what are these diplomats thinking???

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    6 years ago

    Talk with the US? Why? They have already said what they think.