New PA Spin: Israel Refusing to Submit Peace Proposal
PA officials have sought to paint Israel as the villain, saying it is obstructing indirect talks - talks that don't exist!
By Gavriel Queenann
First Publish: 12/1/2011, 10:14 PM
Palestinian Authority chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on Thursday claimed Israel was refusing to submit proposals for borders and security arrangements for indirect talks to be mediated by the Quartet for Middle East Peace. An Israeli official close to the negotiations dismissed Erekat's charge as "spin," saying the PA had offered nothing new and reiterating Israel was only interested in direct negotiations. "They are doing a spin on a spin on a spin," the official told AFP. "The last time the Quartet was here, the Palestinians gave the Quartet a document to pass along to the Israelis," he related. "The Quartet refused to pass it along to the Israelis." The Quartet told the PA "if you've got something to say to the Israelis you should give it directly to them - because the Quartet's position is that there should be immediate negotiations without preconditions," he added.
more..............PA Spin: Israel Refusing to Submit Peace Proposal - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News



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