RAMALLAH, Sept 13 (NNN-WAFA) – A Palestine official, accused the U.S. of pressurising Arab countries into normalising relations with Israel.
“Washington exploits its political and economic power, to force Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel,” said Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Executive Committee.
“The U.S. government is using all means of incitement, intimidation and pressure” to achieve the goal, she added.
Ashwawi’s comments referred to U.S. President, Donald Trump’s declaration that the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain agreed to normalise their relations with Israel.
The U.S.-sponsored normalisation agreements between Israel and the Arab countries, outraged the Palestinians, who consider the deals a stab in their back and at the expense of the Palestinian cause.
“The American efforts aim to approve Israeli plans of annexing what remains of Palestinian lands, which is a flagrant violation of international legitimacy and international resolutions,” Ashrawi noted.
“(Israeli) normalisation with Arab countries will not bring security and stability to the region. On the contrary, it will bring division and instability,” she concluded.
