Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh met, on Monday, with a delegation of members of the US Congress to discuss ways to revive the political process and the role of the Congress in protecting the two-state solution.
The Palestinian Prime Minister called on the Congress to vote in favor of recognizing the State of Palestine, affirming that Israel violates international law on a daily basis through killing, storming and building settlements, stressing that this causes the systematic destruction of the two-state solution.
The continuation of the fait accompli will lead to a slide towards one state with an apartheid regime in reality, laws and legislation, especially in light of the Palestinians’ superiority over the Jews in terms of numbers in historical Palestine, Shtayyeh said.
He called on Congress to pressure Israel to allow the holding of Palestinian elections, including Jerusalem, in accordance with the signed agreements, considering that Israel’s failure to allow this is an attempt to fight Palestinian democracy.
The PM also demanded that the US administration’s condemnation of settlements be translated into deterrent measures that protect the two-state solution from Israel.
On the other hand, the Prime Minister called on members of Congress to push for amending laws and regulations that target the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization and link them to terrorism.
Source: Qatar News Agency