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US Jewish group appeals for Israel-PA talks

Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace presenting letter to Bush’s national security adviser urging Palestinian-Israeli negotiations

A dovish US-based Jewish group is presenting a letter to President George Bush’s national security adviser urging Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Monday.

 

According to the JTA report, the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace is sending a representative to Monday’s meeting between Stephen Hadley and Jewish leaders, and will present a letter from supporters calling for negotiations between Israel and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas.  

 

The letter, which also will be sent to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, says unilateral actions such as those Israel may take in the West Bank, can “threaten the possibility of negotiations.” Olmert is considering bypassing the Hamas-led PA cabinet and dealing with Abbas, but is concerned that Abbas lacks the weight to carry out any agreement.

 

Olmert is due in Washington next week seeking U.S. endorsement for unilateral withdrawals if negotiations don’t resume.

 


פרסום ראשון: 05.15.06, 21:25
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