Israel seeks to destroy Palestinian Authority: PM
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has accused Israel of seeking to destroy the Palestinian Authority.
Speaking at a Cabinet meeting, Shtayyeh said Israel continues its efforts “to destroy the Palestinian Authority and undermine its institutions.”
“Israel tells the world that it wants to strengthen the position of the Palestinian Authority,” but it is destroying it instead, he said ahead of the 29th anniversary of the Oslo agreement.
On September 13, 1993, the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel signed the Oslo agreement, which gave Palestinians a form of civil rule, but negotiations failed to complete the agreement and lead to a Palestinian state.
Peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis collapsed in April 2014 as Tel Aviv refused to stop settlement building and release Palestinian detainees imprisoned before 1993.
Shtayyeh said Israel “left nothing of the agreement,” adding that Israel “canceled and disregarded most of its provisions.”
The Palestinian premier went on to call on Israel to end its blockade on the Gaza Strip, halt attacks in Jerusalem and freeze its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories.
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