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Gaza : A Palestinian official has charged that Israel’s stepped-up attacks on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank reflected Tel Aviv’s attempts in undermining the peace efforts between Israel and Palestine.
Yasser Abed Rabbo, Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), said in remarks to the “Voice of Palestine” radio station Thursday that the “ugly crime that took lives of more than 20 Palestinians in Gaza Strip over the past two days and Israel’s promise to commit further crimes constituted a proof of their attempt to stop taking part in the peace process.”
The PLO official said that the Israeli military escalation was also intended to cover up disarrays in the Israeli leadership, with withdrawal of some blocs from the Tel Aviv government.
“The world should see that Israel is desperate to jeopardise the negotiations and the political process and does not want to sit at the negotiating table to discuss ending the occupation including Jerusalem and halting settlement activities,” Abed Rabbo said.