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2014-08-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Abbas, Meshaal seek UN timetable to end Israel occupation

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal on Friday urged the United Nations to draw up a "timetable" for the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories to end, Qatar state media said.

They issued the appeal during talks in Doha, as fighting continues in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, Qatar's state news agency QNA said. The two Palestinian leaders have been holding talks in Doha since Thursday, but little else has filtered out of their meetings which are hosted by Qatar, a key backer of Hamas.

Their discussions came after fighting in Gaza flared anew on Tuesday as Egyptian-brokered truce efforts collapsed.

Talks broke down with Israel insistent on its demand for security from rocket fire by Gaza militants, and Hamas defiant on its call for an end to eight years of Israeli blockade.

QNA said that Abbas and Meshaal discussed Israel's "aggression" on Gaza and underlined "the importance of acting at all levels in order to... lift Israel's blockade of Gaza".

They also agreed to request from the United Nations "a resolution that would define a timetable for the end of Israel's occupation and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state".

The agency said Abbas would undertake the diplomatic steps necessary to seek such a resolution.

Since Mashaal can't leave Qatar...

It also reported that Amir of Qatar His Highness Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani spoke by phone Friday to UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to discuss efforts to stop "Israel's aggression on Gaza and the lifting of the blockade".

Posted by Steve White 2014-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ] Top

#1 Since Mashaal can't leave Qatar...

He's going to find out he's not safe in Qatar either.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-23 02:10|| 2014-08-23 02:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Islamic Terrorist Group Demands Islamic State… in Downtown Oslo

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-08-23 06:17|| 2014-08-23 06:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Isn't Islam interesting ?

Meanwhile I will be over here going through your stuff.

Posted by Big Thromoth3646 2014-08-23 08:02|| 2014-08-23 08:02|| Front Page Top

#4 He's going to find out he's not safe in Qatar either.

From your keyboard to God's ears.

And take out a Qatari emir or two while you're at it. In for a penny, in for a pound...

Posted by Steve White 2014-08-23 11:37|| 2014-08-23 11:37|| Front Page Top

#5 Fine. Get the UN to set up a timetable. That will get results. Might make people feel better or at least appeal to delusional thinking.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2014-08-23 12:59|| 2014-08-23 12:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Sooner or later people are going to realize Israel already left...

Posted by Charles 2014-08-23 13:58|| 2014-08-23 13:58|| Front Page Top

#7 How about the UN does something useful and sets up a timetable for Hamas to stop firing rockets?

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2014-08-23 16:10|| 2014-08-23 16:10|| Front Page Top

#8 JUICE OUT OF GAZA NOW! Wait, what? They did? When? Oh. I must keep up.

Posted by SteveS 2014-08-23 16:59|| 2014-08-23 16:59|| Front Page Top

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