PALESTINE NEWS NETWORK:
- Published on Thursday, 07 May 2015 13:59
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Chief Palestinian negotiator and PLO member Dr. Saeb Erekat said, in his first official comment on the new Israeli government formed by Netanyahu, said that it was just another one of war and extremism.
In an interview with AFP, Erekat said that the new Israeli government represents a coalition of extremists, and that it was based on the idea of fighting and eliminating the peace process.
Erekat described the new Israeli government as a government of the war which threatens the stability of the entire region.
A statement from Erekat’s office pointed the irony of appointing Ayelet Shaked of the Jewish Home party, justice minister, while she was the one who called for the murder and genocide of the Palestinian people the past summer, including women and children.
“With the dust beginning to settle on the new Israeli coalition government, the face of a new form of racist, discriminatory Israel has been revealed. Benjamin Netanyahu vehemently leading the charge to bury the two state solution and impose a perpetual Apartheid regime, Neftali Bennet a new minister boasting the murder of Palestinians, and the new Minister of Justice, Ayelet Shaked, openly calling on the genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.”
“Congratulations Israel, your new government has ensured that peace is not on their agenda. This new right-wing, extremist government is not a partner for peace when the leaders call for the annexation of Palestinian land, forcible transfer of the Palestinian population, and the genocide against our people. The time is well overdue for the International community to face the reality and hold Israel accountable for the crimes and violations made against our people,” statement continued.
Erekat called on the international community to safeguard the two-State solution by stop treating Israel as a state above the law. “Support Palestinian rights and diplomatic initiatives including the UN Security Council, to ensure the application of the Fourth Geneva Convention in the Occupied State of Palestine, to support our efforts in the International Criminal Court and to recognize the State of Palestine.”
Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, who won the election on MArch 17, finalized the formation of a right-wing coalition government, just 90 minutes before the midnight deadline yesterday.
The coalition, consisting of Likud, United Torah Judaism, Shas, Kulanu and the Jewish Home parties, will be sworn in next week. The agreement itself will be signed in the coming days as several details are yet to be agreed upon.
SOURCE: PNN
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