Ramallah – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday criticized US President Barack Obama for failing to provide him with clear answers to a number of questions regarding the future of peace talks with Israel.
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Abbas also confirmed that Obama has been exerting pressure on him to enter direct negotiations with Israel.
Abbas was speaking during a closed meeting of members of the Fatah Revolutionary Council in Ramallah.
Abbas was quoted by some Fatah operatives as saying that Egypt and Jordan supported the PA’s refusal to move to direct talks unless progress is first achieved on the issues of security and the future borders of a Palestinian state.
“We can’t go to direct negotiations like blind people,” Abbas was quoted as saying.
“We can’t enter direct negotiations without clarity.”
Abbas complained that Obama recently sent him an oral message urging him to launch direct negotiations with Israel unconditionally.
According to the PA president, Obama’s message was “unclear and ambiguous.”
Abbas was quoted as saying: “With all due respect to the American president, his message was not clear. We want to clear answers to questions we presented to the Americans, especially regarding security, borders and the status of Jerusalem. We continue to insist that any negotiations with Israel be based on recognition of 1967 as the future borders of the Palestinian state.”
Abbas said that the US administration has also failed to give the Palestinians a clear answer with regard to Israel’s policy of settlement construction.
“Before we go to the negotiations, we want clear answers on the borders and settlements,” Abbas stressed.
He is also under pressure from Fatah to reshuffle the cabinet of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad so that it would include more ministers from Fatah.
Some of the Fatah operatives at the meeting attacked Fayyad and accused him of “marginalizing” their faction and denying their supporters key jobs.
Muhammad Taha, a member of the Revolutionary Council, said he expected a cabinet reshuffle within two weeks. He said that the discussions also focused on the severe financial crisis in Fatah.
Another council member, Sabri Saidam, said Abbas asked the Fatah council to present him with a name of candidates for ministerial posts in a new cabinet.
In der litte hut men gezugt: “oz s’felt in di hosbureh, felt in di hovuneh”. If you can’t explain your concept then you don’t understand it. How can Obama be clear when he doesn’t know exactly what he wants. 1 minute he’s with the arrabs the other with the Israelis. He says here 1 thing and there another, and he doesn’t even remember the lie. Tipesh voos er iz
Good Morning Abbas!!!slowly you’ll get to know this OBAMA double sided GUY,he’s UNclear with everything he’s dealing!!!ABBS you qre just a BIT late!!!א לאנגע כאפ
He wants a precondition which is the very subjects being negotiated!!
1967? The land belonged to Jordan then! How about we give back Jerusalem to Jordan and Gaza to Egypt!!!
The idiot expects everything to already be negotiated before he even sits down with his Israeli counterpart. So tell me, what’s the point of negotiations in that case if everything has already been decided before they even meet. They never fail not to fail.
Why is the lying Mamzeir holding his mouth and nose?
Is it related to the hot air and stench of the airborne garbage coming out of the mouths of these evil beasts? Maybe, this photo could be used as an introduction to a deodorant, toothpaste or mouthwash commercial?
Even the flowers on the table can’t mask the disgusting smell of their putrid words!
For 2 years the American demanded from Israel everything you wanted and you didn’t preform – now the tables are turning and the “Americans aren’t being clear”
Like Clinton told Arafat – “you were the reason I failed”
Mr. Abbas your the reason there is no peace – end of story
Abbas is a lying arab terrorist.