Abbas spokesman: Kushner unaware of reality
Nabil Abu Rudeineh condemns Kushner's remarks to New York Times, accuses US of "irresponsible policy" in the region.
Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman
Mahmoud Abbas, on Friday condemned remarks made by US President Donald
Trump’s top adviser Jared Kushner in an interview with the New York
Times, in which Kushner insisted that the Trump administration’s recent
funding cuts to the PA do not impede the prospects of peace.
Kushner told the newspaper in the interview, "There were too many false
realities that were created — that people worship — that I think needed
to be changed. All we’re doing is dealing with things as we see them and
not being scared out of doing the right thing. I think, as a result,
you have a much higher chance of actually achieving a real peace."
In a statement quoted by the Wafa news agency, Abu Rudeineh said
Kushner’s statement indicates that “[he] is unaware of the reality of
the conflict, and is an attempt to mislead and falsify the history of
Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian sanctities.”
“Peace will only come through the two-state solution with East Jerusalem
as capital of the State of Palestine, in accordance with the
resolutions of international legitimacy and the resolutions of the Arab
summits. Continuing to deny the historical and religious facts of the
Palestinian people will put the region at stake,” he added.
“The US understanding of things reflects an irresponsible policy that
will lead to a destructive vacuum and pose a real threat to the
international legal order,” Abu Rudeineh charged, adding that the
Palestinian people will not give up to pressure or sanctions.
“US trends are evidence of a blind bias for false concepts, and
represent a complete failure of the US efforts that are not based on
facts that can lead to a real and lasting peace,” he concluded.
Kushner’s interview came as the Trump administration continues to work on its peace plan for Israel and the PA.
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas has refused to consider the Trump
administration an honest broker for negotiations since Trump’s
recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last December.
PA officials have repeatedly rejected the Trump administration’s peace proposal, claiming it was coordinated with Israel.
On Thursday, Trump’s Special Representative for International
Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, who is working on the peace plan with
Kushner, told Reuters in an interview that US negotiators had entered
the “pre-launch phase” of the plan.
Greenblatt also made clear that both sides can expect parts they will like and dislike about the peace plan.
“We’re going to have to defend the plan to Israelis and Palestinians. We
are ready for criticism from all sides, but we believe this is the best
path forward for everyone,” he acknowledged.
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