Commitment to a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict is the only path to peace, Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat has said Kushner for alleged peace talks in the region.
"We are committed to a two-state solution, not because the term is kind, but because this is the only option," Erekat said in a speech at the J Street conference in Washington on Monday.
He added: "Live and let others live, we are here to talk about peace, and here we mean real meaningful peace, not empty words that we hear from the Trump peace team."
He stressed that the Palestinians do not view the current US administration as a partner for peace, but reiterated that previous administrations supported the two-state solution.
He said Israeli settlements in the West Bank were an obstacle to peace, and it was a mistake to accuse anti-Semitism of those who opposed Netanyahu´s policy.
On the elections, Erekat said that "the Palestinian leadership decided to hold elections in Palestine, and we agreed with Hamas and all the factions to go to the elections."
The J Street conference, a pro-Israel organization that says it "focuses on lifting Palestinian rights and self-determination as a crucial factor in ensuring Israel´s sovereignty as a Jewish state," was attended by 4,000 people.
Fatah spokesman Osama al-Qawasmi and speaker of the Israeli Knesset Joint List, Ayman Odeh, attended the conference.
4,000 people attended the J Street conference, a pro-Israel organization that says it "focuses on lifting Palestinian rights and self-determination as a" decisive factor in ensuring Israel´s sovereignty as a Jewish state. "
The participation of Erekat and Ayman Odeh, head of the Arab Joint List inside the Palestinian territories and a number of politicians demanding an end to the occupation and supporters of the two-state solution at the J Street conference, were criticized and attacked by many Zionist leaders and supporters of the occupation state and its expansionist settlement policies, including the Israeli ambassador in Washington who boycotted Conference .
