NYT: Mahmoud Abbas, at U.N., Says Palestinians Are No Longer Bound by Oslo Accords
UNITED NATIONS — Demonstrating a new level of tension with Israel, President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority declared on Wednesday that his people were no longer bound by mutual agreements with Israel, including the Oslo Peace Accords, which created the foundation for the Middle East peace process.
In his annual General Assembly speech, Mr. Abbas accused Israel of having systematically violated these pacts, which date back two decades and outline security, economic and other arrangements in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel during and after the 1967 war.
The agreements formed the basis for governing much of daily life in the occupied West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority is based.
WNU Editor: The Israeli - Palestinian process has been dead for a long time .... this is the final nail in the coffin. But what I find interesting about this news story is that a few years ago it would be the number one news story in the world .... today .... it is ignored by most.
More News On Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Giving Up On The Peace Process
Palestinian leader disavows agreements signed with Israel -- Washington Post
Israel undermines U.S. peace effort, Palestinian Abbas tells U.N. -- Reuters
Mahmoud Abbas: Palestinians 'cannot continue to be bound' by Oslo Accords -- CNN
It may come as a shock to them that in general no one really cares.
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