Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the only way forward to a true peace is between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
In a graphic posted to the ministry’s Twitter feed, the MFA wrote that international delegates heading to the so-called Paris “peace summit” set to begin on Sunday should instead be pushing Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to negotiate directly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Intl reps negotiating among themselves text for Sunday’s . Should instead push Abbas to negotiate directly w/ Israel pic.twitter.com/oa9alBkUvL— Israel Foreign Min. (@IsraelMFA) January 14, 2017
Last week Mr. Netanyahu discussed the upcoming conference with visiting Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, who said he is attending the summit and looks forward to further discussions with Israel on peace.
“It’s a rigged conference, rigged by the Palestinians with French auspices to adopt additional anti-Israel stances,” the prime minister said at his meeting with the minister.
“This pushes peace backwards. It’s not going to obligate us. It’s a relic of the past. It’s a last gasp of the past before the future sets in.”
Minister Borge also met with Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely during his visit. The two discussed bilateral relations as well as their individual perspectives on peace – and kosher sushi.
Our ministers discussed bilateral relations and shared their perspectives on peace. Another issue was kosher sushi pic.twitter.com/c2nGntzfvI— NorwayinIsrael (@NorwayinIsrael) January 12, 2017