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Today, I received an American delegation headed by the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs at the US State Department, Mrs. Barbara Leaf. I called on the American delegation to put pressure on the Israeli government to stop all unilateral measures, and to abide by the outcomes of Aqaba and Sharm al-Sheikh, which no longer exist in light of the Israeli disavowal of them. Starting with...
A fierce and open war is being waged against the Palestinian people politically, security and economically by the occupation forces. We are in the midst of a comprehensive battle on all fronts that requires the unity of our people in the face of this aggression. And unprecedented decisions that must be taken in the emergency leadership meeting chaired by the President.
After the decision of the Israeli government to accelerate the stages of settlement growth in the West Bank, and to authorize its Minister of Finance, Smotrich, to ratify this. We decided to boycott the meeting of the Joint Economic Committee JEC between the two parties, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow. The Palestinian leadership will study a number of other measures and decisions for implementation related to...
Today I received the Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan, Mr. Yamada Shigeo and the representative of Japan in Palestine, Mr. Nakashima Yoichi. I briefed them on the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena, stressing appreciation for the Japanese support in all sectors, political, economic and in development. Their chairmanship of the G7 Group and the United Nations Security Council was welcomed, and I stressed the need to...
This Wednesday morning, I received the EU Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Sven Koopmans, and the EU Representative, Mr. Sven von Burgsdorff. Where I briefed the delegation on the latest political developments in the Palestinian arena, stressing the need to intensify European efforts to pressure the Israeli government to revive the peace process and implement international legitimacy. On the European side, the EU have...