Palestinian politician: Israel’s intention of expansion

Member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Kaied Al Ghool called the Palestinian people to raise a state of alert and to prepare for a new uprising in response to the Israeli ratification of the new settlement act which legalize confiscation of the Palestinians’ lands to build new settlements.
He added, in an interview with “Arabs Today”, that the Israeli occupation wants to send a clear message to the international community that the Israeli government insists on implementing its own plan impeding its withdrawal from the Palestinian territories and the establishment of the Palestinian state.
He blamed the American approach to cover the Israeli violations, stressing that the U.S will not perform any role to suspend the Israeli settlements. He stressed that it is clear that the position adopted by Trump’s Administration is biased towards Israel.
He called the Palestinian leadership for leaving the negotiating track adopted by Oslo Conference in 1990s, saying that the continuation of so-called peace process with Israel will lead only to more Israeli expansion in the Palestinian territories. He added that the Palestinians should review their national strategy to deal with Israel as enemy for Palestine and the Arab nation
Regarding the Israeli escalation against the Gaza Strip, Ghool said that the Israeli moves came to activate threats launched by the Israeli leadership over their readiness to attack Gaza. He stressed the need for confronting the Israeli attack not to discuss the ways to renew the truce.
He blamed the Palestinian factions, headed by Fatah and Hamas, for the current position witnessed in Palestine, saying that both movements bear the responsibility of the current deterioration. He added that each party want to achieve gains from the reconciliation, stressing that such approach led to the failure of different attempts to unify the Palestinian front.
In the same context, Ghool expressed his full support for the recent decision taken by the Palestinian government to determine the date of local elections in all over the Palestinian territories to be on May 13. He added that it is a major step aiming to push forward the reconciliation issue.