Palestinians threaten to ditch Oslo Accords over Trump peace plan

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian officials threaten to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords, which define relations with Israel, if US President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan in the next week.

Chief Palestinian negotiation Saeb Erekat tells AFP that the Palestinian Liberation Organization reserves the right “to withdraw from the interim agreement,” the concrete part of the Oslo deal, if Trump unveils his plan.

The Trump initiative will turn Israel’s “temporary occupation (of Palestinian territory) into a permanent occupation,” Erekat says.

— AFP

Saeb Erekat speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

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