AMMAN — According to well-informed
Israeli political and security sources, another summit between the Palestinian
Authority and Israel will be held on Sunday in an attempt to prevent escalation
of the situation in the Palestinian Territories during the holy month of
Ramadan.
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The summit will be held in the Egyptian
city of Sharm El-Sheikh as a follow-up to the
Aqaba summit that took place a
few weeks ago, news outlets reported.
Israel's Kan public broadcaster said the
summit, which may represent the “last chance to calm the situation”, is being
convened in line with a decision made during the
Aqaba summit, “with American
pressure on both sides attempting to calm the situation on the eve of the month
of Ramadan”.
Israeli delegationIsrael will be represented National
Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel’s military liaison to the Palestinians,
Ghassan Alian, the director general of the
Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ronen Levy, and the the director of Israel’s “Shin Bet” security service, Ronen
Bar.
“The Israeli occupation has disavowed agreements made with the Palestinian side through daily incursions into Area A, killings, arrests, and settlements.”
The broadcaster confirmed that a number of
representatives from Egypt and Jordan will also be present at the summit.
Palestine ‘needs guarantees’ of Israeli
commitmentSecretary-General of the Executive
Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hussein Al-Sheikh, had
previously said that the Palestinian leadership “needs guarantees that Israel
will apply the previous agreements before participating in the Egyptian Sharm
El-Sheikh summit.”
“The Israeli occupation has disavowed
agreements made with the Palestinian side through daily incursions into Area A,
killings, arrests, and settlements,” Sheikh said in recent interview with Kan.
At the
Aqaba Summit, he added, Israel had
committed to transfer millions of dollars in tax revenues that it had withheld
from the Palestinian Authority, which is suffering from financial hardships.
“They promised in Aqaba that they would transfer all the money, but so far, we
have not received anything.”
“Unfortunately, several hours after the
conclusion of the
Aqaba summit, Israel disavowed the agreements signed with
us,” he said.
A third Intifada?Sheikh explained that he had initiated
contact with the Israeli National Security Advisor, Hanegbi, after the Huwara
rampage, which occurred the day after the Aqaba summit: “I told him that the
settlers invaded our villages, camps, and cities, and that such actions are not
at all accepted.”
"The possibility of a third Intifada
is very real. In order to prevent it, unilateral Israeli actions must be
halted. Settlement must stop. Entry into Area A must also stop, as well as the
demolition of homes.”
"The possibility of a third Intifada is very real. In order to prevent it, unilateral Israeli actions must be halted. Settlement must stop. Entry into Area A must also stop, as well as the demolition of homes.”
He added: "How can we negotiate in the
current climate?"
The Aqaba Summit was held last month, with
the attendance of Egypt, Jordan, the US, and the Palestinian Authority. It
ended with the announcement of a number of Palestinian-Israeli understandings
to calm tensions and halt unilateral measures by Israel.
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