EU hails Fatah-Hamas deal, says peace talks priority
Reconciliation ‘an important element for the unity of a future Palestinian state,’ Catherine Ashton spokesman says
The European Union welcomed Thursday the unity accord between Fatah and Hamas but said the priority remains peace talks with Israel. “The EU has consistently called for intra-Palestinian reconciliation behind” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, spokesman Michael Mann said in a statement.
Such an understanding was “an important element for the unity of a future Palestinian state and for reaching a two-state solution [with Israel],” Mann added. The statement came as Israel announced the suspension of peace talks with the Palestinians over the unity deal.
The top-level inner cabinet of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “decided unanimously that it will not negotiate with a Palestinian government that incorporates Hamas, a terrorist organization that seeks the destruction of Israel,” a statement said after an emergency meeting that lasted throughout Thursday afternoon.
de Europese Unie kan net zo goed meteen een strop om de nek doen, door op deze waanzinnige manier met Israël om te gaan!
