{"id":29734,"date":"2017-01-14T23:02:26","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T23:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=29734"},"modified":"2017-01-14T23:02:26","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T23:02:26","slug":"palestinians-may-reverse-israel-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=29734","title":{"rendered":"Palestinians may \u2018reverse\u2019 Israel recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"
AFP, PARIS: The Palestinians may consider \u201creversing recognition\u201d of Israel if Donald Trump moves the US embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said in an interview released by the French daily Le Figaro on Friday.\u201cI wrote to president(-elect) Trump to ask him not to do it. Not only would this move deprive the United States of all legitimacy in playing a role in conflict resolution, it would also destroy the two-state solution,\u201d Abbas was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2014who takes office next Friday\u2014has said he plans to acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocate the US embassy there from Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n
The move is bitterly opposed by Palestinians, who see it as a destructive and unilateral action as the status of the city is still contested.<\/p>\n
The United States and most UN member states do not recognise Jerusalem as Israel\u2019s capital, and the city\u2019s status is one of the thorniest issues of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n
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Israel supports Trump\u2019s plan and has encouraged previous US presidents to take similar steps but to no avail.<\/p>\n
If the embassy transfer takes place, \u201cthere would be several options for us, and we would discuss them with Arab countries,\u201d Abbas said.<\/p>\n
\u201cReversing our recognition of the State of Israel is one of them. But we hope that it doesn\u2019t reach that point, and that, on the contrary, we will be able to work with the next American administration,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) recognised each other under the 1993 Oslo agreements. But the process which was supposed to deliver a lasting peace is moribund.<\/p>\n
More than 70 countries meet in Paris on Sunday at a conference expected to reaffirm support for the \u201ctwo-state solution\u201d in which Palestinian and Israeli states would live side-by-side in peace and security.<\/p>\n
The Paris meeting \u201cmay be the last chance for implementing\u201d the two-state solution, Abbas warned.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa said Abbas had written to Trump, warning an embassy move would have a \u201cdisastrous impact on the peace process, on the two-state solution and on the stability and security of the entire region.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another report adds: Israel\u2019s UN ambassador on Friday raised concern over possible moves at the Security Council to adopt a new measure to build on the Paris Middle East conference.<\/p>\n
Around 70 countries and international organizations meet in Paris on Sunday to reaffirm support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, just days before Donald Trump takes office as US president.<\/p>\n
Sweden\u2019s Ambassador Olof Skoog, who holds this month\u2019s presidency of the Security Council, said however that there were no immediate plans for council action. \u201cWe are witnessing an attempt to promote a last-minute initiative before the new US administration takes office,\u201d Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupporters of the Palestinians are looking for further anti-Israel measures at the Security Council.\u201d<\/p>\n
The council is planning to meet on Tuesday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, its first meeting since the adoption of a resolution demanding an end to settlements built on Palestinian territory. Asked about discussions on council action, Skoog said \u201cI don\u2019t think that\u2019s correct.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s see where we are next Tuesday, the main event now is Sunday\u2019s conference in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AFP, PARIS: The Palestinians may consider \u201creversing recognition\u201d of Israel if Donald Trump moves the US embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said in an interview released by the French daily Le Figaro on Friday.\u201cI wrote to president(-elect) Trump to ask him not to do it. Not only would this move deprive the United […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":29735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n
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AFP, PARIS: The Palestinians may consider \u201creversing recognition\u201d of Israel if Donald Trump moves the US embassy to Jerusalem, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said in an interview released by the French daily Le Figaro on Friday.\u201cI wrote to president(-elect) Trump to ask him not to do it. Not only would this move deprive the United States of all legitimacy in playing a role in conflict resolution, it would also destroy the two-state solution,\u201d Abbas was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n