Turn out the lights, the party's over
A senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official said Friday that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has refused the request of US Secretary of State John Kerry to withdraw the PA's appeal to over 15 international organizations for recognition.
The official, who remains unidentified, told AFP that Kerry attempted to argue with Abbas, telling the leader that the step constitutes a provocation against Israel, but that Abbas ultimately refused to back down.
The official added that Kerry had said that Israel was planning a harsh response against the PA over the move. Abbas said in response that "our requests are not excessive. Israel's threats do not scare anyone, and they can do what they want."Let's go to the videotape.
Yes, it's time to turn out the lights. The party's over.
Labels: Abu Mazen, John Kerry, Middle East peace process, United Nations
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:47 PM
2 Comments:
what about when Israel refused to release the prisoners it had previously promised at the start of talks? you don't think that had something to do with the failure?
That was contingent on the Palestinians making concrete steps in negotiations.
The Palestinians fail to make any concessions for peace.
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