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| United States Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu |
The move comes as Israeli and Palestinian
Authorities announced that they will resume agricultural
cooperation after a 13-year hiatus and amid reports that more economic gestures
from Israel to the Palestinians will follow in the weeks ahead.
The letter was signed by Danny Danon, the deputy minister of defence, and
Ze'ev Elkin, the deputy foreign minister, alongside four other deputy ministers
and 10 MKs, out of Israel's 120-member Knesset.
"Twenty years have elapsed since the implementation of the wretched Oslo
Accords. We call on the Prime Minister to present to the US Secretary of State
our unequivocal position that Israel will not return to the Oslo plan, and will
not hand over any more regions of the homeland into Palestinian hands.", the
letter read, as cited by the Israeli daily 'Ma'ariv'.
Yariv Levin, of the Likud party, a co-drafter of the letter, told Israel
Radio the move was intended to prevent a repeat of what the group saw as the
mistakes of the Oslo Accords.
"The Oslo agreements led to bloodbaths, causing great damage to Israel and to the Palestinians."
Israeli Foreign Ministry's deputy spokesman Paul Hirschson said the letter does not represent any change whatsoever in the position of the Israeli government.
"The Oslo Accords are still legally binding and we don't comment on the internal political debate within Israel," he said.
The move comes as pressure grows on Israel to deliver results in the ongoing peace negotiations. As usual its always Israel who has to give up what is theirs, bend to concessions and suffer the consequences.
Following Mr Kerry's visit, it was reported that Israel will announce a series of economic gestures to the Palestinian Authority during the conference of donor states, scheduled to be held next week along with the UN General Assembly session.
Meanwhile, typically, 15 former senior European officials pressured the EU not to water down or delay the new settlement guidelines, emphasising that such a move would "damage the EU's credibility." As if the EU had any credibility in the first place.
The guidelines, issued in July 2013, bar funding to groups or projects with links to settlements in territories the Palestinian want as part of a future state.
The letter was sent by the European Eminent Persons Group.
"We urge you to uphold this commitment by supporting the guidelines and their full application by EU institutions", the letter said.
The guidelines are expected to take effect on January 1 and have naturally provoked angry reactions in Israel.
Source of help
The Telegraph
"The Oslo agreements led to bloodbaths, causing great damage to Israel and to the Palestinians."
Israeli Foreign Ministry's deputy spokesman Paul Hirschson said the letter does not represent any change whatsoever in the position of the Israeli government.
"The Oslo Accords are still legally binding and we don't comment on the internal political debate within Israel," he said.
The move comes as pressure grows on Israel to deliver results in the ongoing peace negotiations. As usual its always Israel who has to give up what is theirs, bend to concessions and suffer the consequences.
Following Mr Kerry's visit, it was reported that Israel will announce a series of economic gestures to the Palestinian Authority during the conference of donor states, scheduled to be held next week along with the UN General Assembly session.
Meanwhile, typically, 15 former senior European officials pressured the EU not to water down or delay the new settlement guidelines, emphasising that such a move would "damage the EU's credibility." As if the EU had any credibility in the first place.
The guidelines, issued in July 2013, bar funding to groups or projects with links to settlements in territories the Palestinian want as part of a future state.
The letter was sent by the European Eminent Persons Group.
"We urge you to uphold this commitment by supporting the guidelines and their full application by EU institutions", the letter said.
The guidelines are expected to take effect on January 1 and have naturally provoked angry reactions in Israel.
Source of help
The Telegraph
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