Abbas Meets J Street Stooges, Repeats Same Old Demands
Palestinian president says two-state solution can only be achieved after Palestinian reconciliation, pledges to resume peace talks as long as Israel freezes settlements
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with a J Street delegation in Ramallah on Sunday and addressed various political issues. Abbas said that the two-state solution can not be achieved without first securing Palestinian national unity.
The Palestinian president stressed that the Palestinian Authority is willing to immediately resume peace talks with Israel as long as Israel freezes settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.
J Street is also opposed to Jewish settlement in the West Bank. The group, which is headed by Jeremy Ben Ami, is considered controversial and has been known to fiercely criticize Israel, particularly over the settlement issue.