In a statement carried by the official Wafa news agency on Saturday, Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said the American president, Donald Trump's much-vaunted "deal of the century" had been foiled thanks to the “steadfastness” of the Palestinian people.
Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh
He, however, warned that the "conspiracy" could have unpredictable repercussions for the region.
Abu Rudeineh added: "The region is now at a crossroads, we have to decide the fate of issues that affect the higher interests of its peoples, which some parties may jeopardize by creating a clear break-up of nationalist position,"
He also called on the Palestinians and Arab countries "to stick together for the national interest to prevent the transformation of the deal of the century, which has slowed down but did not end, into a regional deal whose consequences cannot be predicted.”
Abu Rudeineh also touched on the issue of Jerusalem al-Quds, which the US recognized last year as the “capital” of Israel.
Israel lays claim to the whole Jerusalem al-Quds, but the international community views the city’s eastern sector as occupied territory and the Palestinians consider it as the capital of an independent Palestinian state.
Last month, White House special adviser Jared Kushner and US Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt discussed the US "peace" plan with officials in the occupied territories, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Qatar. They, however, did not meet with Palestinian authorities during their regional tour.
Palestinian officials accused the US envoys of working to topple the Palestinian Authority and permanently separate the West Bank from the blockaded Gaza Strip, stressing that Washington's purported efforts to resolve the decades-long dispute in the region are bound to fail.
The US-Palestine ties deteriorated last December, when Washington recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel and announced plans to transfer its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.
