RAMALLAH, Mar 29 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said yesterday, the Palestinian Authority is following with concern, Israel’s latest moves in the region.
Ishtaye made the remarks, as Israel is hosting a conference with foreign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt, as well as, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in the Negev desert region in southern Israel.
“The Palestinian Authority follows with concern, the moves and actions Israel is taking in the region. It ignores the issues of a people: half of them are under the Israeli occupation and the other half live in refugee camps and the Diaspora,” Ishtaye said.
Israel’s attempts to disregard the rights of the Palestinian people, expand settlements, erect checkpoints, and kill, arrest and destroy opportunities for peace, have made the Palestinians more determined to confront it, he noted.
Speaking of the Arab normalisation with Israel, the Palestinian prime minister said, such normalisation “without ending the Israeli occupation is an illusion, a mirage and a free reward for Israel.”
“The Palestinian people can thwart all plans aimed at undermining their right to independence, sovereignty, and freedom,” he added.
The two-day conference marked the first time Israel has hosted a meeting with Arab foreign ministers.
Israeli public radio reported that, the six officials would discuss the formation of a regional defence alliance, to deal with Iranian drone attacks and other threats.
