Ramallah is the seat of the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority and is a commercial center, drawing workers from around the West Bank. “We continue to believe that the preferred path to resolve this conflict is for the parties to reach an agreement on final status issues directly”, the official said.
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“The essence of negotiations is compromise, and the French proposal, as it was reported, in fact gives the Palestinians the reasons not to do so in advance”.
Israeli soldiers, dead or alive, have in the past proved valuable bargaining chips.
The Israeli army said a shooting attack had occurred near the Beit El settlement, close to Ramallah.
The Israeli military says forces shot and killed a Palestinian after he tried to stab soldiers in the West Bank.
France declares that it will take the initiative and “recognize a Palestinian state” if their peace conference fails to break the deadlock between warring Israelis and Palestinians.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called Israel’s expansion of Jewish settlements in occupied land “provocative” and said that it raises questions about its commitment to a two-state solution.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius propose for an global peace conference which showed the Western frustration because of the absence of movement toward a double-state solution since the failure of the USA negotiation in2014. Most of the attacks on Israelis and Israeli soldiers in the last four months have been with knives, and many have been carried out by young people under 25 years of age.
Let’s begin our weekly report as usual with the nonviolent activities organized in the West Bank.an global supporter was injured, scores others treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation on Friday as Israeli forces attacked nonviolent protests organized in West Bank villages. Israeli attacks comes shortly after a shell was sacked from Gaza, on Sunday evening, landed in an open area in the Negev, causing no damage or injuries. Something on the order of 5% of French are Muslim, and that community tends to support Palestinian rights and to pressure the French government to do so.
During this period, 161 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, most while allegedly carrying out attacks, while others have been killed during clashes and demonstrations.
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“Europe remains largely complicit in supporting Israel’s occupation and violations of Palestinian rights, despite the empty rhetoric coming from the European Union”, he wrote in an article published in Politico on 12 November. Palestinians say it stems from despair over almost 50 years of occupation.
