From the rostrum of the UN General Assembly, which turned into the main political platform of these days, the official head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, spoke on the eve of his speech. He said that the main problem of Palestine today is (quote) “Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and Israeli settlement activity”. Reports about it
ITAR-TASS.
Mahmoud Abass:
It is impossible to return to the cycle of negotiations, during which the main issue could not be resolved. There is no point in the negotiations, the stated goal of which is not to end the Israeli occupation and achieve independence of the Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem and throughout the Palestinian territory occupied during the 1967 war of the year. In addition, the negotiations that are not tied to the precise implementation of this schedule are worth nothing.
Abbas said it’s time for Israel to stop settler activity. In addition, the head of the Palestinian Authority noted that it was time to start correcting the mistakes of the past and follow the path of a full-fledged agreement to draft a peace treaty on the basis of demarcation actions - actions to clearly define the borders between Israel and Palestine.
Washington has already responded to the statements of Abbas. State Department star Jen Psaki quotes
RIA News:
President Abbas’s today's speech contained offensive characteristics that disappointed us and which we strongly reject. Such provocative statements are counterproductive, they also undermine efforts to create a favorable atmosphere and restore trust between the parties.
What kind of effort is undermining and what kind of a good atmosphere psaki says? Apparently, to answer this question, she, too, will have to work additionally in her office with documents ...
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