By Xinhua,
Cairo : Arab League (AL) Secretary General Amr Moussa said the resumed Palestinian-Israeli talks have achieved no progress due to Israel’s intransigence, the Egyptian state MENA news agency reported on Monday.
In an interview with the Qatari al-Sharq newspaper, Moussa saidthe Arab-Israeli conflict will not end unless the Palestinian issue reaches a solution.
But Israel refused to cooperate with the parties concerned, Moussa said, adding the construction of Jewish settlements in the disputed territory reveals Israel’s bad intentions.
According to earlier report by MENA quoting AL Assistant Secretary General Mohamed Sobeih, Moussa is holding contacts in preparation for holding a meeting soon on the Israeli settlement policy in east Jerusalem on Monday.
On Sunday, Israeli Housing Ministry published a bid for the construction of more than 800 apartment units in east Jerusalem, the latest decision to build more houses in the disputed territory since the resumption of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks at the U.S.-sponsored Annapolis conference last November.
The plan has drawn harsh criticism from the Palestinian side and the international community, including Israel’s ally the United States.
The United States said such construction is unconducive to peace efforts, and the Palestinian side has accused Israel of sabotaging the peace talks.