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PA: Palestinians to ‘never’ again negotiate directly with Israel
by AFP and Staff
February 15, 2016
In a striking rejection of relentless international efforts to broker new talks, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Monday that the Palestinians will “never” return to direct negotiations with Israel. Peace talks collapsed in April 2014 and since then, the situation has deteriorated, with the prospects of fresh dialogue appearing more remote than ever. But Malki said that one-on-one talks with Israel were out of the question. “We will never go back and sit again in a direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations,” Malki told a press conference. READ MORE