ABBAS: ISRAEL MUST AGREE TO 1967 BORDERS AS A PRECONDITION FOR TALKS

JPOST: Abbas: No peace talks before recognition of 1967 borders

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday told members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s Central Council that he would not be willing to resume peace talks with Israel until the latter stops settlement construction in the West Bank and recognizes the borders of a future Palestinian state, the Chinese News Agency reported.

"If settlement activity were to stop completely for a specific period and borders of a [Palestinian] state were declared within the 1967 borders, we would go to negotiations," Abbas said ahead of the meeting in Ramallah.

During his speech, the PA president called on the world to work toward negotiations that would eventually see a Palestinian state established in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem.

ABBAS/FATAH IS EXPLICITLY REJECTING UNSCR 242; THEREFORE, THEY ARE EXPLICITLY REJECTING THE "PEACE‏ PROCESS":

• UNSCR 242 HAS GOVERNED ALL NEGOTIATIONS (UNTIL NOW); IT SAID THE PARTIES WOULD NEGOTIATE DEFENSIBLE BORDERS; IT DOD NOT SAY ISRAEL HAD TO RETURN TO 1967 BORDERS.

• ABBAS IS NOT ONLY IGNORING UNSCR 242, HE WANTS A FINAL DEAL BEFORE GOING BACK TO THE TABLE!

• IT'S EFFECTIVELY AN ULTIMATUM.

• THIS PROVES THE ENTIRE "PEACE PROCESS" WITH FATAH/PLO/PALESTINIANS IS A SHAM. A FREAKIN' WASTE OF TIME.

ISRAEL OUGHT TO DICTATE TO THE ARABS A FINAL DEAL FOR THE WEST BANK. AND THAT FROM THAT POINT ON, THE IDF IS FREE TO DO AS IT MUST TO ANYONE WHO THREATENS THEM.