ChinaNet February 23, according to Qatar Al Jazeera website reported on February 21, a Palestinian official said that against US Secretary of State John · Kerry in Paris with the Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud · Abbas The proposal for a framework agreement between the two sides during the meeting was “not acceptable”. At the same time, according to US news, the proposal includes recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
AFP quoted a French official who asked not to be named as saying, “The US proposal cannot be accepted by the Palestinian and Palestinian leaders and serves as the basis for the framework agreement between Palestine and Israel.” Because this violates the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
According to Kerry, the Palestinian position is to refuse to accept all the ideas of recognizing Israel as a Jewish state or a Jewish nation. At the same time, Kerry emphasized that it is absolutely impossible for Palestine to recognize the Jewish attributes of Israel
Palestine position
The Palestinian official also mentioned that Abbas reiterated the position of Palestine and the Palestinian side during the meeting with Kerry. The idea of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli issue based on international legal resolutions, Palestinian leadership decision-making and Arab League resolutions.
At the same time, US Ambassador to Israel Dan · Shapir said that he believes that the framework agreement between Palestine and Israel should include recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
Ambassador Shapir said in an interview with Israel Radio on Friday morning (February 21) that “the United States has always believed that Israel is a Jewish state and that Israel must maintain its Jewish attributes”.
According to the same source, the framework agreement reached between the Palestinians and Israeli peace talks includes recognizing Israel as a Jewish state and acknowledging that Israel is a Jewish nation. This means that the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks will end the conflict between the two sides.
Abbas and Kerry held talks in Paris, France on Thursday (February 20). The talks involved the issue of peace talks that were restarted last year after the silence between the two sides.
Constructive talks
A senior US leader said that Kerry’s talks with Abbas were “constructive”, which is both The leader held the second meeting in two days. A US official who asked not to be named said that “the leaders of both sides had discussed all the major issues the night before and agreed to maintain close telephone contact in the next few days or weeks through the coordination of the staff of both parties. ”.
The peace talks between the Palestinians and Israelis resumed on July 29 last year after three years of silence. At the time, Kerry mentioned that “our goal is to reach a final agreement within the next nine months. ”.
The US believes that this framework agreement provides broad prospects for resolving the sixty-year conflict between the two sides: it will address the borders between the two sides, national security, the ownership of Palestine refugees, and the holy city of Jerusalem. Status and other issues. However, the Palestinian side believes that this agreement sacrifices the interests of the Palestinian people.
AFP quoted a statement from the French Elysee Palace, French President François · Hollande met with Palestinian President Abbas.
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