RAMALLAH, West Bank, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had a rare meeting Sunday with dozens of Israeli lawmakers ex-généraux and peace activists urge to tell the Israeli population, oppose violence and is committed to a peace deal.
Awareness during a luncheon meat and rice at the headquarters of the western shore of Abbas, seemed to generate internal pressures on radical Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at a time where the United States-led peace efforts seem hopelessly stuck.
Many of the Israeli participants were veterans of the two decades of peace efforts failed and exchanged hugs and greetings with their Palestinian counterparts. However, visitors also included some of the nationalist Israel, camp including activists, party of Netanyahu's Likud, a confidant of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party founder and several ultra-Orthodox journalists.
After the speeches, crowded Israelis blend of Abbas speak and have their pictures taken.
Binyamin Lipkin, editor-in-Chief of an ultra-Orthodox newspaper, said that he felt Abbas was sincere and he would bring a message from the President to its readers. "It is the last remaining Israel partner," said Lipkin.
These past months, Abbas led directly to the Israeli population and also met with the American Jewish leaders. In the Israeli media, Palestinian President is often presented as a well-intentioned but weak leader who cannot deliver a peace agreement.
In his speech Sunday, Abbas reassured the audience that under his leadership, the Palestinians remain committed to nonviolence and with sincere to reach a peace agreement.
Netanyahu has urged Abbas to resume direct talks collapsed in September, but Abbas said that he cannot do so without freezing in the construction of the Israeli settlement. Netanyahu has refused to do so, and the United States did not break the deadlock that is acceptable to both parties.
The Palestinians want a State in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem - territories conquered in 1967 Israel - but said they are willing to share some land to allow Israel retain some of its largest colonies in the West Bank.
Despite the difficulties, Abbas said that its priorities have not changed.
He said: "We are ready to conclude the peace to our State within the 1967 borders".
Abbas said that Palestinians have undergone a transformation since their uprising and severe reprisals Israel leaving thousands dead. "We have changed the culture of fear and violence in a culture of peace and stability here on the West Bank over the past four years, he said.
"We do not miss this opportunity," he told the Israelis. "We do not want to miss." Help us not to be missed. I have eight grandchildren. I want a peaceful life for them. »
Amram Mitzna, a former leader of the labour party Israel, said he believes Israeli public opinion has become more accepted the idea of a Palestinian State.
"The debate history on what should be the agreement between us and the Palestinians is behind us", he said. "Therefore, this meeting is important." It gives hope, despite a difficult reality. »
Still, the Israeli remain deeply divided on a possible score of Jerusalem and the possible extent of land concessions.
Also Sunday, group based in New York Human Rights Watch said in a report that Israel systematically stifle the development of Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Jerusalem is promoting the growth of the Jewish settlements on the land.
In a 166-page report, the Group urged United States Israel aid because of what she says is clearly discriminatory.
Israel built dozens of settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem is four decades to substantiate its control it. The international community considers illegal settlements.
Sunday end Netanyahu criticized what he calls the "hypocrisy of human rights organizations turn to overlook the most repressive regimes in the world... and target instead of this the only liberal democracy in the Middle East."
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