Palestinian protesters call for end to Oslo accords

Hundreds of Palestinian protesters demonstrated in Ramallah on Tuesday calling on the Palestinian Authority (PA) not to negotiate with Israel. Protesters gathered in Manara square, chanting "The people want to bring down Oslo," referring to the 1993 agreement that established the PA as a 5-year interim administration to govern until a final treaty was reached, according to Palestinian (Ma'an) news agency. Demonstrators headed to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters, the Muqata, carrying Palestinian flags and denouncing talks with Israeli vice premier Shaul Mofaz. Abbas had been scheduled to meet Mofaz in Ramallah, sparking protests on Saturday, but the meeting was canceled. As well as demanding an end to negotiations with Israel, activists also called on the PA to end its security coordination with Israel which was established in the Oslo Accords.