RAMALLAH, Palestine, April 11 (NNN-WAFA) – A senior Palestinian official, stated that, the results of the Israeli parliamentary elections showed that Israel would not end its occupation.
Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), said in a press statement that “the Israeli voters voted to maintain the current situation.”
“They voted not to end the Israeli occupation,” Erekat said, adding, “the Israeli voters voted in favour of the apartheid. From the preliminary poll, there are only 18 out of the 120 parliament members who support the two-state solution.”
The Palestinians want an end to the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian territories, which started in June 1967, and to establish an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Meanwhile, Hanan Ashrawi, member of the PLO executive committee, said that, the results of the Israeli parliamentary elections, had hindered the possibilities of making peace in the region.
“The results of the elections clearly showed a rejection to the establishment of a Palestinian state and a commitment to intensifying settlements and stealing Palestinians’ land,” Ashrawi said, in an emailed press statement.
The Israeli election results showed, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing bloc, secured a majority in parliament.– NNN-WAFA
