Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi was interviewed by the Abu Dhabi-based "Al Etihad Press" newspaper, during which he called on the Palestinian leadership to return to the negotiating table.
"I call on them to acknowledge the current reality, and to take responsibility for the way in which the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain acted and to return to the negotiating table," said Ashkenazi. "We must not remain in the past in order to reach peace in the region."