RAMALLAH, Apr 22 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, has on U.S. President, Joe Biden, and his administration, to intervene to stop Israeli actions in the Palestinian territories, mainly in East Jerusalem.
Abbas made the request yesterday, in a meeting with U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Yael Lambert and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel and Palestinian Affairs, Hady Amr in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Abbas told the two U.S. diplomats that “Israel must immediately stop its assaults against the Palestinians and fully respect the legal and historical position of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem.”
Abbas held Israel fully responsible for the deterioration of the situation in the Palestinian territories, mainly in East Jerusalem and at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
“Having no political horizon amid Israel’s refusal to stop unilateral actions and abide by the signed agreements, the Palestinian leadership will be entitled to implement the decisions of the Central Council of the PLO in the near future,” Abbas said.
He warned against the continued Israeli escalation on the ground, including the incursions into Palestinian cities, villages and camps, killings of Palestinians and other “brutal attacks in the West Bank, which will lead to unbearable dire consequences.”
“It’s important to create a political horizon that would lead to an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem,” Abbas said, calling for the reopening of the U.S. Consulate in East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said, since Jan, 42 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, including women and children.
The two high-ranking U.S. diplomats visited Israel, Jordan and the West Bank, in a bid to end a wave of tension in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.– NNN-WAFA
