Fayyad: Don't be discouraged
צילום: עיאם רימאווי
Fayyad: Plan for state by 2011 on track
In interview with Channel 2, Palestinian PM denies PA planning to unilaterally declare statehood
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says his plan to establish a Palestinian state by August 2011 remains on course.
In an interview with Channel 2, Fayyad denies that the Palestinians will seek unilateral recognition or any other alternative to a two-state solution.
"What we are looking for now is a state of Palestine. We are not looking for yet another declaration of statehood. We are not looking for a unilateral declaration of statehood," he said in an interview with Israel's Channel 2 TV. "I really do not have a Plan B. ... I am not going to offer alternatives."
Fayyad is credited with an economic upturn in the West Bank and improving law and order after a decade of violence. He has earned praise for taking steps to build a Palestinian state from the ground up and by renouncing violence against Israel.
In a rare address to the Israeli public, he urged people not to give up hope for peace.
He said in the interview broadcast Saturday that "we should not be discouraged because we have failed so many times before."
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