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Abbas impatient to resume unconditional talks with Israel

January 2, 2021 at 1:47 pm | Published in:  Middle East Monitor

January 2, 2021 at 1:47 pm

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas hopes to resume unconditional talks with Israel as soon as possible, a senior PA official informed Israel Hayom.

On Friday, the Israeli outlet reported a senior PA official stating that Abbas is enthusiastic: "To resume negotiations with Israel as soon as possible through American mediation and without preconditions."

The official argued that Abbas is planning to take advantage of the fact that President-elect Joe Biden's administration has not yet formulated a clear vision of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

According to the official, if the Biden administration became preoccupied with other issues, it would place the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the bottom of its agenda. As a result, it could take months before making any progress.

"The goal is to strike while the iron is hot and resume negotiations without delay," the official confirmed.