Report says Egypt refused to invite PA’s Abbas to peace confab

A senior official in the Palestinian Authority tells the Qatari daily Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that the PA has not been invited to a peace summit of world leaders set to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh under the auspices of the US and Egypt.

According to the source, the Palestinian leadership asked Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to invite PA President Mahmoud Abbas for Monday’s conference, and also sought a meeting with him, to convey the message that the Palestinian leadership is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinians.

However, the request was not granted. According to the source, the rejection stemmed from the fact that the PA is not officially part of the White House’s postwar plan, which calls for reforms in Ramallah before it can take on governing responsibilities.