Palestinians: Yes to Jews, no to settlers in our state
Netanyahu raised issue of settlers remaining in a future Palestine during recent talks with John Kerry, Palestinian official says
The Palestinian refusal to accept Israeli settlers in their future state
does not stem from anti-Jewish sentiment, Palestinian officials said on
Monday. Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, told
The Times of Israel that Jews and members of all religions would have
the right to apply for Palestinian citizenship. But “Palestine” could
not accept “ex-territorial Jewish enclaves” where residents maintained
their Israeli citizenship status, she said.
"....In an interview with official PA daily
Al-Ayyam Monday, Erekat said the Palestinian position has nothing to do
with singling out Jews.
Read more: Palestinians: Yes to Jews, no to settlers in our state | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-yes-to-jews-no-to-settlers-in-our-state/#ixzz2rhNxQQRG
“If Netanyahu argues that these positions are
against Jews, we say to him that two Jews were elected in 2009 as
members of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council: Ilan Halevi and Uri Davis,”
Erekat said. “Our position is against settlements, considering them
illegal and contrary to all international laws.”
Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the PLO’s Executive
Committee, said that a clear distinction must be made between settlers
and Jewish individuals who choose to live in a Palestinian state.
“Any person, be he Jewish, Christian or
Buddhist, will have the right to apply for Palestinian citizenship,”
Ashrawi told The Times of Israel. “Our basic law prohibits
discrimination based on race or ethnicity.”
She added, however, that Palestinians would
not accept “ex-territorial Jewish enclaves,” where residents will
maintain their Israeli citizenship status. Abbas, she said, had no
problem with Jews within the Palestinian state, including in the
international security force deployed in the Jordan Valley.
Read more: Palestinians: Yes to Jews, no to settlers in our state | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-yes-to-jews-no-to-settlers-in-our-state/#ixzz2rhNxQQRG
found via ATFP front page
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| Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the PLO Executive Committee |
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