American steps pose an existential threat to the Palestinian cause, said a member of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hanan Ashrawi. "The growing escalation of popularism, racism and unilateralism in the world will systematically affect the security and stability of the international system as a whole.
This came during separate meetings on Wednesday with Mexico´s new representative to the State of Palestine, Pedro Blanco Perez, and the Italian representative of the Democratic Party, the head of the Foreign and European Affairs Committee of the Italian Parliament, Lea Quartabile Prokopiovi.
During the meeting with the representative of Mexico, she discussed the latest political developments and regional and international developments. She reviewed the ongoing Israeli violations against our people and the violations of the occupying state against international and humanitarian laws and the expected role of the Latin American countries, including Mexico, to lift the injustice of the Palestinian people. The "American peace plan" and the recent US administration´s decisions to end the Palestinian cause.
"The international community is condoning the stalemate of Israel, under the absolute partnership and support of the US administration, acting unilaterally and arrogantly away from the UN resolution, encouraging it to continue to impose facts on the ground and to thwart international efforts to save the prospects for peace," she said.
Ashrawi discussed with the Mexican ambassador the internal Palestinian developments and the future steps required to face the crucial challenges and the dangerous Israeli escalation and the continued American complicity in favor of the occupation.
"We look forward to a new phase of Palestinian-Mexican relations in light of the results of the recent elections to overcome the difficult stage of the former Mexican government," she said. .
Later in the day, Ashrawi discussed with the Italian MP the Palestinian-Italian relations, ways of developing them, addressing the role that the Democrats should play in the Italian Parliament in support of the Palestinian right and pressure on the Italian government to recognize the state of Palestine. American and Israeli policies that are contrary to international laws and resolutions, and to confront the so-called "American peace plan".
The internal Palestinian reality was discussed and the importance of conducting the elections and activating the participation of young people and women in political life and decision-making.