Gaza, December 17: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has reiterated its denunciation of the United States for acting against the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state.
The PA repeated its sharp criticism of America’s partiality in the US foreign policy dealings after American lawmakers passed a resolution recently, calling on President Barack Obama’s administration to “deny recognition to any unilaterally declared Palestinian state,” Israeli media reported on Thursday.
The comments come after a Wednesday meeting of the Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, Egypt, in which the bloc of nations called for a UN Security Council resolution “that would oblige Israel to stop” the illegal settlement activities.
The US House declared its opposition to the recognition of an independent Palestinian state, urging Palestinians to stop their efforts to push for such a move.
Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Howard Berman, who introduced the resolution, criticized Palestinian efforts to push the international community to recognize a Palestinian state.
The remarks came after Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay recognized the Palestinian state to support the rights of Palestinian people, whose land has been occupied by Israel.
The Latin American states announced that they recognize a free and independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
On Monday, the European Union also said in a statement that it “reiterates its readiness, when appropriate, to recognize a Palestinian state.”
Washington, which brought the PA and Israel to the negotiation table once again in September, failed to persuade Tel Aviv to extend its partial settlement slowdown, which expired late September.
The ongoing Israeli settlement projects stalled the US-sponsored direct talks.
Acting PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas has said he would not return to the negotiations as long as Tel Aviv continues its illegal settlement projects, adding that he would push for the recognition of Palestine in the United Nations should Israel not cooperate over its settlement activities.
——–Agencies