Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was hosted today (Wednesday) at the Elysee Palace and met with French President Emmanuel Macron.
"We are ready to work with you to establish a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. We must stop the unilateral steps that destroy the implementation of the two-state idea, including settlement construction. We ask the international community to implement UN resolutions." Who made these decisions.
"More than 700 resolutions were passed in the General Assembly, and 87 in the UN Security Council, none of which were implemented.
It is time to recognize the state of Palestine before it is too late.
We are waiting 74 years to break free from the Israeli occupation, "Abu Mazen noted.
Referring to the al-Jazeera killing incident, Abu Mazen said, "Sheerin Abu Akala was killed in cold blood and for no reason. I want whoever killed her to come for his punishment."
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President Makron, for his part, said that the road to peace does not go through unilaterally, and called for a direct dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians.
"We support the Palestinian people, and we will discuss with Abu Mazen on the way to a political horizon," Macron said.
A senior Palestinian official told Israel Today that Abu Mazen was trying to take advantage of the warm relationship between French President Macron and Prime Minister Yair Lapid to initiate moves that would push Israel and the Palestinians into a political horizon. Israel to the Palestinians, in cooperation with Arab states.
“It does not come in the place of the US but in addition.
"The chairman of the PA tried to persuade Makron to take the initiative to revive the peace process or at least to take a move that would advance a political horizon. Our intention is not to bypass the Israelis but to work with them," the source said.
After a long period in which Abu Mazen significantly reduced his visits to the capitals of the world, he is now trying to renew his relations with the Europeans and with the Arab countries.
The visit to France came as part of the PA chairman's trip to Europe. Earlier this week, Abu Mazen visited Romania, signing several cooperation agreements with the government in Bucharest.
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