Palestinian Authority Riyad al-Maliki reacted to an Israel Hayom report on Monday that Arab states were willing to tacitly accept Israel's planned extension of sovereignty to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, saying the report has surprised it.
"We made contact through official and unofficial channels in order to ask for clarifications [from Arab leaders] but we have yet to receive a denial or a confirmation regarding these reports," he said.
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Maliki added that the PA was trying to use the international community to impose pressure on the government of Israel so that it does not implement the plan and that if it does, this would trigger a wave of violence, terrorism and instability. According to Maliki, the "international community must make it clear to the government of Israel that this is a plan that would lead to apartheid and to sanctions on Israel. We want to isolate Israel and the Trump administration."
Arab sources told Israel Hayom last Tuesday that while Arab leaders were concerned that the unilateral move to extend sovereignty would see the region plunge into a violent conflict, behind the scenes, moderate Arab leaders were in no rush to prevent Israel from pursuing the territorial bid.
Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary General Saeb Erekat said that Ramallah will "seek clarifications" regarding reports that many of the moderate Arab states will not challenge Israel's plan to apply its sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria.
The former chief Palestinian negotiator added that he was confident that the Arab world would not allow Israel to move forward with its sovereignty plan.
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas said Erekat, has "spared no effort to salvage the [Israeli-Palestinian] peace process," and "the next few weeks will determine whether the next decades will be ones of peace and coexistence or of violence and war."
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