RAMALLAH, Feb 18 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday complained to a high-ranking U.S. official that, the unilateral Israeli practices in the Palestinian territories, undermine the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Abbas made the remarks during a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, with Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
He told Pelosi that, it is necessary to stop these practices “in a bid to promote implementing the peace agreements signed between the two sides and launch a real political process based on international resolutions.”
The Palestinian leader briefed Pelosi on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and called for ending the occupation of the land of the state of Palestine, and freezing Israeli settlement activities.
Abbas also urged Pelosi to stop the assaults of Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their properties, mainly in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in East Jerusalem, and end the Israeli deduction from the Palestinian tax revenue dues.
He called on Pelosi to keep working on boosting bilateral ties between Palestine and the U.S. and remove all obstacles that hinder their relations.
For her part, Pelosi informed Abbas that the U.S. is committed to making peace, based on the principle of the two-state solution and the importance of joint cooperation, to achieve security, stability, and peace in the region.
On Wednesday, Pelosi arrived in Israel on an official visit, leading a high-ranking U.S. delegation that comprises Congress members and other officials. She visited the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, and met with Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett.
Yesterday, Pelosi took part in a ceremony of renewing the USAID funding of projects in the Palestinian territories. The USAID provided a grant of 40 million U.S. dollars to fund small Palestinian projects.
Political ties between the U.S. and the Palestinian Authority (PA) were severed, during the former U.S. administration led by then President Donald Trump, who recognised the disputed holy city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moved the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to the city.– NNN-WAFA
