Palestinian officials rejected an Israeli proposal to extend peace-talks beyond April 29, outlining that it was akin to “blackmail.”
Speaking to the AFP, a Palestinian official in Ramallah, said,
The Palestinians further outlined that the prisoners would have to be freed before consideration was given to extending the peace talks.
Speaking to the AFP, a Palestinian official in Ramallah, said,
“Israel is practising a policy of blackmail and linking its agreement to releasing the fourth batch of prisoners with the Palestinians accepting to extend the negotiations. The Israeli proposal aims to continue the negotiations indefinitely, without any results, in parallel with continued settlement building.”
The Palestinians further outlined that the prisoners would have to be freed before consideration was given to extending the peace talks.