The secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee, Saeb Erekat, on Tuesday accused the US administration of trying to change the rules of international law based on the principle of land for peace.
"The US administration wants to change the rules of international law based on the principle of land for peace, which is the withdrawal of Israel to the borders of June 4, 1967, to the principle of economy and finance for peace," Erekat said in remarks to the official Voice of Palestine radio station. To be held in Manama next month.
He added that the US administration "wants to legitimize the Israeli occupation by establishing relationships between settlers and Palestinians and changing international laws to prosperity and prosperity as if the final status issues such as Jerusalem, borders and refugees work for sale."
He called on the Arab countries that agreed to participate in the workshop of the American economy to reconsiderer its decision, respect the Palestinian position and adhere to the Arab peace initiative (launched in 2002) without change.
He continued: "We do not want to hear from any party that their participation in favor of the Palestinians, because Palestine has not been consulted and officially announced its position of non-presence and participation."
Erekat pointed out that the Palestinian leadership has held contacts with more than 20 countries and international bodies in the past few days regarding their position on the American workshop.
He pointed out that the contacts included the League of Arab States, the African Union, the Islamic Cooperation Countries, the European Union and the United Nations, and everyone stressed that he had not received an invitation to attend the workshop until now. They stressed the need to convene an international peace conference full of powers to end the Israeli occupation and the embodiment of the independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Final.
As for what is being circulated through Israeli media about the American administration´s intention to rebuild the Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and settle them in the Arab countries, Erekat said that "there are American arrangements to topple the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) .
Erekat said that "all American practices on the Palestinian issue will not create a right or a commitment and doomed to failure."
The Palestinian Authority has been boycotting the US administration in terms of political contacts since President Donald Trump announced on January 6, 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the transfer of the embassy to it on 14 May.
