Palestinian President’s Office:

‘Deal of Century’ Will Fail

Rasa - The Palestinian president’s office said that Washington peace plan, known as the “Deal of the Century”, will fail if the US administration continues its current policy, which does not recognize the right of the Palestinian people to establish their state.

News ID: 437865

Date: 24 May 2018 - 22:19

RNA - Palestinian Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh told official Palestinian WAFA News Agency that “any US plan will inevitably fail as long as it does not enjoy Palestinian acceptance and does not comply with the resolutions of the international legitimacy regarding the Palestinian cause”.

“Making peace does not require deals or ideas; it rather needs a genuine will that believes in peace as a way to end the conflict, which is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Jerusalem represents the beginning and the end of any peace plan,” he stated.

“any attempts to circumvent the clear and firm Palestinian position, and the principles of international legitimacy, whether through Palestinian parties or suspicious models that have failed in the face of the determination of the Palestinian position and its confronting ability, or through regional parties, will only lead to further deterioration and tension in the region and the world,” Abu Rudeineh added.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had also stressed that US President Donald Trump's so-called Middle East peace efforts are the "slap of the century" after his recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel's capital, declaring that Palestinians will no longer accept Washington as a mediator in the Middle East peace process.

American President has recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel, while the United States transferred its embassy to Jerusalem al-Quds despite condemnations worldwide.

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