PLO: no solution without Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
www.chinaview.cn 2007-11-15 18:26:53   Print

    RAMALLAH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua)-- Palestinnia Liberation Organization (PLO) stated on Thursday that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can never be resolved without Jerusalem as a capital for the Palestinian statehood.

    "Jerusalem is a united capital and is not subject for concessions," Yasser Abed Rabbo, member of PLO's executive committee, told Voice of Palestine radio.

    His remarks were in response to Israeli demands that the Palestinian should made concessions in Jerusalem issue, one of the final-status issues that Israel and the Palestinians trying to negotiate.

    Abed Rabbo did not reveal the Israeli demands. However, he asserted that the Israeli requests would never be obligatory. "Since the early agreements we signed, Jerusalem and end of the occupation were the main headlines."

    "Without Jerusalem, there will be no capital for the Palestinian statehood and there will be no solution... this issue is not subject for talks or discussions," Abed Rabbo continued.

    He also criticized the attempts of Israeli right powers to issue laws from the Knesset legalizing steps to make Jerusalem Jewish. "These attempts are useless and will not success."

Editor: Lin Li
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