Abbas to US Envoy : Palestine able to Achieve Just, Comprehensive Peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the US administration to intervene to halt the Israeli aggression against Palestinians and begin efforts aimed toward reaching a political solution supported UN resolutions and law of nations.
Abbas discussed with the US envoy, Hady Amr, the continued Israeli attack on Gaza and therefore the recent escalation within the West Bank .
Palestine is willing to figure with the Quartet to realize just and comprehensive peace that guarantees the Palestinian people’s inalienable rights to freedom and independence as determined by law of nations , asserted the president.
In turn, Amr emphasized the necessity to de-escalate things , reiterating that the US administration is committed to bringing about peace and providing equitable opportunities for Palestinians and Israelis alike to measure in dignity, security and prosperity.
The envoy noted the importance of achieving the two-state solution.
Amr also met member of Fatah Central Committee and therefore the head of the overall Authority for Civil Affairs, Minister Hussein al-Sheikh, head of the overall intelligence Major General Majid Faraj, and presidential advisor, Majdi al-Khalidi.
The Palestinian officials called on the US administration to exert all efforts and pressure the Israeli government to finish its aggression.
They warned that the continuation of the attack by the right-wing government and its settlers may kill or destroy any hope of reaching a comprehensive solution that guarantees an end to the occupation and establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Amr had arrived in Ramallah from Tel Aviv , where he met senior Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
The us is functioning to finish the present escalation, together with Egypt, Qatar and therefore the United Nations .
Meanwhile, UN Special Coordinator for the center East social process , Tor Wennesland held extensive talks with Israel’s National Security Adviser, Meir Ben Shabbat, and other senior Israeli officials in an attempt to avoid a full-scale war.
Separately, Secretary-General of the “Islamic Jihad”, Ziyad al-Nakhalah, received a call from Qatari secretary of state Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani to debate efforts to succeed in a ceasefire.
Israel is seeking a long-term ceasefire that guarantees the return of its soldiers and citizens detained by Hamas, and therefore the latter wants to finish the Israeli escalation throughout Palestinian territories.
In the West Bank , Fatah called on Palestinians to declare a general strike on Tuesday and confront Israeli forces.
Fatah’s Central Committee involved a general strike within the West Bank and Gaza Strip , in line with the statement of the Arab Higher Committee.
Fatah urged the planet to confront the Israeli authorities’ attempts to “ignite a spiritual conflict” through evictions in Jerusalem.
There are often no security, peace or stability without having Jerusalem because the capital of an independent Palestinian state, it stressed.
