Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, "Palestinians cannot continue to be bound by Oslo Acc
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[quote]New York City (CNN)Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of not committing to peace agreements known as the Oslo Accords and declared that Palestinians "cannot continue to be bound by these agreements."
"They leave us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these agreements, while Israel continuously violates them," Abbas said Wednesday in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
Abbas referred to "Palestine" as a "state under occupation."
[B]"We therefore declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements (Oslo Accords) and that Israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying power, because the status quo cannot continue," Abbas said.[/B]
[B]All forms of security coordination between Palestinians and Israelis have now been canceled, said Mustafa Barghouti, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Central Council.[/B]
Palestinians will begin using nonviolent resistance while calling for sanctions against Israel, Barghouti said.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Abbas' speech "was deceitful and encourages incitement and lawlessness in the Middle East."
Netanyahu's office stressed that [B]"Israel is strictly maintaining the status quo on the Temple Mount and is committed to continuing to do so in accordance with the agreements," [/B]according to a statement.
Netanyahu's office also called on the Palestinian Authority and Abbas to "act responsibly" and join Israel in direct negotiations without preconditions.
"The fact that he -- time and again -- has refused to do so is the best possible proof of the fact he does not intend to reach a peace agreement," according to the statement by the Israeli Prime Minister's office.
The Oslo Accords are a series of peace agreements between Israel and the Palestinians signed in the 1990s.
Prior to his speech before the United Nations, Abbas had indicated he would be making a "bombshell" announcement.
[B]His declaration came on a day when the Palestinian flag was raised for the first time at the U.N. building,[/B] in the Rose Garden.[/quote]
[url]http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/30/world/palestinian-president-abbas-oslo-accords-israel/index.html[/url]
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"The fact that he -- time and again -- has refused to do so is the best possible proof of the fact he does not intend to reach a peace agreement," according to the statement by the Israeli Prime Minister's office.
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Fuck off, like you guys aren't doing the exact same shit.
I think its the right move, the Oslo Accords have been used as an excuse to force Palestinians out of the majority of the West Bank (61% is Area C). Couple this with the fact that while Netanyahu is using this as an opportunity to grill the PA, he himself boasted about destroying the Oslo Accords in 2011.
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaIQHWfj5f4[/media]
Usually when a pro-Israel person responds to this video they'll usually say something along the lines of the Oslo Accords being already dead by then, but then why criticize the PA for cancelling the already dead accords that don't serve their interests?
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Usually when a pro-Israel person responds to this video they'll usually say something along the lines of the Oslo Accords being already dead by then, but then why criticize the PA for cancelling the already dead accords?[/QUOTE]
Just one reason: until we manage to negotiate something better, it's the best we and the Palestinians have. Certainly better than the PA dissolving and Israel re-occupying the West Bank, or whatever the hell Gaza is right now.
Which isn't going to happen, I think. This is a declarative move. The PA isn't going to commit suicide any time soon.
It's still a good move. Frankly the PA is becoming very unpopular because they aren't delivering anything meaningful. No peace and no defence, they are basically just sitting by and allowing Israel to destroy any chance of peace through settlements.
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