Though Palestinians refuse to acknowledge Israel as the Jewish State, it’s perfectly reasonable that Palestine be the Palestinian State. In a similar vein, Abbas Rejects ‘Two States’ if One is ‘Jewish’

ISRAEL HAYOM
by Daniel Siryoti
June 21, 2015

A senior figure in the Palestine Liberation Organization and the former head of the Palestinian negotiating team Dr. Saeb Erekat is calling on the Palestinian Authority to re-examine its relations with Israel and even recommends that Hamas and Islamic Jihad be integrated into PLO institutions. The official Palestinian news agency Maan reported highlights from a 10-page document in which Erekat also called to revoke the Palestinian recognition of the State of Israel and immediately cancel all economic and security cooperation between Ramallah and Jerusalem. Erekat stressed that he was not calling to dismantle the PA, but that if the peace process remained at an impasse, the Palestinians should consider transferring the responsibility for the Palestinian population and internal matters in the West Bank onto Israel. Moreover, Erekat wrote, the Palestinians would not sign any peace deal with Israel that recognized the latter as a Jewish state. READ MORE