Abbas turns to international community with deadline for Israel

[Jefferson23]

Aides to PA president say Abbas has grown disillusioned after 2 decades of failed efforts to reach a peace accord with Israel; Abbas says while this is 'an unconventional solution,' he 'will not declare war on Israel.'

Associated Press
Published: 08.24.14, 22:17 / Israel News

RAMALLAH - Aides to the Palestinian president said Sunday that he will soon appeal to the international community to set a deadline for Israel to end its occupation of lands captured in the 1967 Six-Day War and make way for an independent Palestinian state.

The aides said President Mahmoud Abbas would present his proposal as part of a "day after" plan following the end of the current war in the Gaza Strip. Abbas is expected to unveil his plan at a meeting of the Palestinian leadership on Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because he has not yet made the plan public.



One official said that Abbas has grown disillusioned after two decades of failed efforts to reach a negotiated peace settlement with Israel. He said the Palestinians want a fixed date for an Israeli withdrawal from lands claimed by the Palestinians and a timetable for establishing a Palestinian state.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4563197,00.html

[BillZBubb]

1. Yeah, good luck with that.

Israel isn't going to give up that land no matter what.