From Abbas rules out US role as broker in peace talks
PA President Mahmoud Abbas says he only supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ruling out a potential single bi-national state.
He accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of rejecting negotiations proposed by the Russian Federation. Israel has maintained that the US should maintain its traditional role as the broker of peace talks.
Abbas calls for an international peace conference to be held.
“We reject any negotiations shepherded by one country. You all know this one country,” he says in reference to the US.
