Abbas says nothing has been achieved in peace talks, Abu Rudaina says Israel puts obstacles in the path of peace negotiations

Abbas says nothing has been achieved in peace talks, Abu Rudaina says Israel puts obstacles in the path of peace negotiations

Abbas: nothing has been achieved in peace talks

Ramallah, May 25, 2008 (RNA) –

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that nothing has been achieved in six months of peace talks with Israel.

In a press statements Abbas expressed fears a corruption probe of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will bog things down.

"Nothing has been achieved in the negotiations with Israel yet," Abbas said at a meeting of the Fatah Revolutionary Council.

Amos Gilad a top Israeli army official will visit Egypt on Sunday for more talks with Egyptian mediators over a ceasefire deal in Gaza with Hamas movement, Israeli official sources said.

Gilad will meet with Egyptian intelligence Chief Omar Suleiman who has been mediating between Israel and Palestinian militant factions, including Hamas movement.

Last week, Hamas delegation returned from Egypt after talks with Egyptian intelligence chief with no result. They said that they told the Egyptian side their demands and waiting for Israeli response.

Palestinian Presidency: Israel puts obstacles in the path of peace negotiations

Ramallah, May 24, 2008 (RNA) –

The Palestinian Presidency warned the Israeli occupation government on Saturday from continuing to put obstacles in the path of the Palestinian–Israeli running negotiations.

Palestinian Presidency Spokesman Nabil Abu-Rudaina said that the latest UN's report on increasing the number of the Israeli roadblocks across the West Bank indicates that Israel is not serious in its negotiations.

He added that such an increase of Israeli roadblocks means that the Israeli occupation government curbs put more impediments in the way of peace negotiations.

Abu Rudaina added that the Israeli occupation government does not perform its obligations before the international community.

He called on the US administrations to shoulder responsibility and to put pressure on the Israeli occupation government to abide by its commitments.

The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Palestinian Territories reported that Israeli troops erected more than 600 new checkpoints across the West Bank and prevents the movement of Palestinians.

The office reported that the total number of roadblocks was increased from 566 on September 4, 2007 to 607 on April 29, 2008 including the building of 144 new roadblocks and the removal of 103 closures in the same period.

Two days ago, the International Labour Office (ILO) issued a report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories which revealed that only one out of three persons of working age (15 years and above) living in the occupied Arab territories was employed for all or part of the time, with unemployment hovering above 20 percent.

"Over 80 percent of the population in Gaza is now dependent on food aid as a result of the severe economic siege imposing a closing of all crossings save essential humanitarian supplies," ILO added.

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