In the meeting, Livni told Erekat that the Palestinians unilateral move was carried out at a time when the Israeli government was making a genuine, coordinated effort to reach a deal on extending the negotiations that was to include the prisoner release, and clarified that the fourth prisoner release would not be possible in light of the move. You knew that well when you acted, Livni told Erekat. The agreements on the prisoner released were subject to the fulfillment of the Palestinian promise not to turn to the UN through the end of April. No one-sided move will advance the negotiations, and you must withdraw your requests and return to the negotiating table. The Palestinian representatives said in response that they had not come to the meeting in order to discuss the fourth prisoner release, adding that this issue had been agreed upon with the United States and that Israel violated that agreement. If you escalate the situation against us, we will pursue you as war criminals in all the international forums, Erekat told Livni in response to her threat of Israeli sanctions against the Palestinians.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 18:16:34 +0000