RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 4 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said, the U.S. has done nothing, to advance the peace process between Palestinians and Israelis since the signing of the interim Oslo Accord in 1993.
Abbas told reporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah that, the Palestinians will go to the U.S., to put into action a Palestinian demand, to create an international multilateral umbrella, to overlook the peace negotiations, because “the U.S. is not accepted as a sole mediator.”
“We will not accept the U.S. as a sole mediator,” said Abbas, adding that, “there is the international quartet plus, meaning the U.S., Russia, the UN and Europe, plus, I’m willing to accept China, Japan and other Arab states, we don’t mind them as mediators.”
The president said, the U.S. President, Donald Trump’s ideas for peace, also known as the “deal of the century,” will be foiled, “just like the Manama workshop failed.”
“The Palestinians will only accept to sit with the American administration, on basis of respecting three issues: Jerusalem as occupied territory, refugee issue and international legitimacy,” noted Abbas.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has boycotted the American administration, since it recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in Dec, 2017, and moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem last May.
The U.S. administration has taken several steps against the Palestinians, including shutting down the PLO office in Washington, cutting aid to the only UN agency, providing support to the Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), and cutting aid to the Palestinians.
Since then, Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, repeatedly called for an international multilateral umbrella, to overlook the peace process.– NNN-WAFA
