Israel agrees to build 277 housing units in Ariel settlement
Abbas: the success of our approach to the United Nations will enhance access to a peace agreement
Ramallah - AP, AFP
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that the success of the approach to the United Nations to request full membership of the State of «Palestine» will enhance access to a peace agreement with Israel as soon as possible.
Abbas stressed in his article, published in the «Jerusalem» Local on Monday (August 15 / August 2011), to go to the United Nations is not a substitute for negotiations, «we still affirm that the negotiations will remain our first choice to reach peace, both before September / September or after and even more than that ».
He added: «We believe that our success in this international forum will enhance the opportunities to engage in serious negotiations to ensure equal access to the duties of peace at the earliest time, and serious negotiations, we mean those based on the principles of international legitimacy and the principle of land for peace».
And select Abbas are three reasons to head the Palestinian to the United Nations, «The first is that bilateral negotiations have reached a dead end, and second that the Israeli government gave no indication one did not give us a glimmer of hope that it is ready to return to serious negotiations in charge that would lead to a just and lasting solution to the conflict in the region ».
Abbas said that the third reason is «that the international forces to sponsor the peace process has become unable to convince Israel to fulfill its obligations and stop its settlement policies and Judaization that make the peace process is fraught with risks».
Abbas said that Palestinians are subjected to «pressure and threats from Israel and its allies in order to Tnina from going to the United Nations», stressing at the same time to pursue this option depending on the support of a majority of the world.
On the other hand, Ministry of Defence announced yesterday that Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak gave the green light to build 277 new housing units in Ariel settlement in the northern West Bank in the depth of the occupied territories.
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Egypt lead the negotiations and the shuttle is directly between the «Hamas» and Israel to complete the deal prisoners
Revealed the news reports that Cairo will witness yesterday a second round of indirect negotiations between Israel and the movement «Hamas» in order to complete a prisoner swap, the negotiations led by Egypt to release large numbers of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails in return for freeing the Israeli soldier in Gaza Gilad Shalit.
According to the «life» of London has held the first meeting of the indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas last week in Cairo after a visit by both the Palestinian and Israeli sides, and which he met with the Egyptian side, which decided to re-launch negotiations after the deal was stalled.
Said a senior Egyptian source told the newspaper: »We can not talk yet about breakthroughs took place in these negotiations». He expressed hope that both sides show flexibility in order to complete the transaction
Gulf Daily News - No. 3265 - Tuesday, August 16, 2011, corresponding to 16 Ramadan 1432 H