29.05.2011                      25.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 40 des Omer

Friedensgespräche:

Abbas: No hope for peace talks, only option is UN recognition of statehood

At Arab League meeting in Doha, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that there are 'no shared foundations' for negotiations with Israeli government.

The Palestinian president said on Saturday there were "no shared foundations" for peace talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and seeking UN recognition of Palestinian statehood was his only option.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, addressing an Arab League meeting in Doha, expressed concern that taking the diplomatic step opposed by the United States and Israel could result in financial sanctions and urged Arab states to fill any gap….