Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas says Israel had ‘ended’ the landmark Oslo peace accords of the 1990s with its actions. Photo: AFPRamallah: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas denounced US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace efforts as the “slap of the century” on Monday after the White House recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “The deal of the century is the slap of the century and we will not accept it,” he added, referring to Trump’s pledge to reach the “ultimate deal” —Israeli-Palestinian peace. Abbas had previously said the United States could no longer play any role in the Middle East peace process after Trump’s move. “I am saying that Oslo, there is no Oslo,” Abbas said, referring to the agreements that led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority and envisioned a final resolution to the conflict.

Source: Mint January 15, 2018 03:56 UTC