Erekat: Kushner’s Iinterview Illustrates US Refusal to Talk Palestinian Rights or a Palestinian State

Ramallah, MINA — Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said US Senior Advisor Jared Kushner’s interview again illustrates the US refusal to talk substance, to mention Palestinian rights or a Palestinian state, WAFA reported.

“This is an attempt to push forward a plan that consolidates Israel’s colonial control over Palestinian land and lives while telling the Palestinian people that money will compensate for our inalienable rights, said Erekat in response to Kushner’s statements said during an interview with Palestine’s al-Quds Newspaper.

“Plain and simple: Palestine and Palestinian rights are not for sale.“

Erekat maintained that Kushner represents a policy of dictation rather than negotiations. “It is the Trump Administration [that] has walked away from the negotiations, from international law and UN resolutions.

“We have continuously heard the same from the Israeli government that believes that there will be a better economic situation by pulverizing the political rights of the people of Palestine, said Erekat.

Therefore, Kushner’s interview only confirms what we have heard from every international envoy we have met with, that there’s nothing of substance coming from the Trump Administration, he added.

It’s also outrageous to accept such blatant disregard of international law to be replaced with business packages to resolve the struggle of a people striving for their freedom, stated Erekat.

The statement stated: “The aids of the current US Administration, including Jared Kushner, have heard it clear from our fellow Arab leaders that the core of the solution should be grounded on ending Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the establishment of a sovereign and the independent State of Palestine on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.”

“Certainly, the end of Israel’s occupation and the fulfillment of our political rights is a matter of consensus among all Palestinians that are united on the vision and will to live in freedom,” the statement concluded. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)