23.03.2013                      12.Nisan. 5773                      Zaw; Schabbat Hagadol

Diplomatie:

'Obama asks Abbas not to go to ICC over settlements'

'Asharq al-Awsat' reports Abbas agrees to forgo legal action against Israel in next 2 months in order to give Obama time to restart peace talks, unless E1 building advanced; US confirms nearly $500 million in aid released to PA.

US President Barack Obama asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his visit to Israel and the West Bank which concluded on Friday not to take action against Israel at the International Criminal Court for any reason, including settlement construction, London-based Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported on Saturday, citing Palestinian sources….