Israel's plan to apply sovereignty to large parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley will spell that end of the Palestinian Authority and with it any chance of a peaceful resolution to the regional conflict, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warned Sunday.
In an interview with the PA's Wafa news agency, Erekat said that if Israel applies sovereignty to even "one inch of occupied Palestinian territory it will mean the extermination of any chance of peace in the region.
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If Israel applies sovereignty to even "one inch" of Judea and Samaria, it will be the end of the Palestinian Authority, says Saeb Erekat, adding that if PM Netanyahu goes ahead with the plan, "He must ally with the American racist organization called the Klu Klux Klan, and must be ready to assume all the responsibilities of an occupying power," according to Israel National News.
"Annexation means the destruction of the Palestinian Authority, and this will be the end of a solution through negotiations," he warned. "The Israelis do not like the facts and believe that denying the facts annuls their existence. They [the Israelis] must realize that annexation means apartheid and racism."
PA officials are outraged by Netanyahu's plan to apply Israeli law to about 30% of the West Bank. In response to the move, PA President Mahmoud Abbas announced last month that the PA would no longer be bound to any of the agreements with Israel, including on security issues.
The PA has also taken its battle against the sovereignty plan to the United Nations, seeking official condemnation by the international body against the Jewish state.
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