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Ramallah Officials: Palestinians Won't Halt Security Ties with Israel, U.S.

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The PA has no intention of halting security coordination with Israel and the U.S. or moving closer to Hamas in protest against the U.S. peace plan, according to EU officials and Western diplomats who talked to senior Palestinian officials in Ramallah in recent days. Abbas, the Palestinians said, believes the best way to counter the U.S. plan is by stepping up their diplomatic offensive in the international arena, including the UN. Abbas is hoping that the offensive would ultimately force the U.S. and Israel to accept holding an international peace conference where Washington would not be permitted to play a major role.
2020-02-05 00:00:00
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