Gaza government warns of Abbas's decision continuing Peace Talks

Gaza government warned of Abbas's individual decision to renew talks with the occupation and to sign one-sided agreement as what happened with Oslo agreement 20 years ago. There are American pressures on both Israeli and Palestinian sides to re-start negotiations in attempt to impose agreements, Dr. Yousef Rizqa, Haniyeh's political advisor, said. The Palestinian people, the PLO Executive Committee, the National Council and Palestinian factions know nothing about the ongoing meetings, he added. He warned of Abbas's individual decision to sign agreements with the occupation at the expense of the Palestinian reconciliation. The Palestinian people have to be aware of everything that has happened and everything that will happen, Rizqa stressed. For its part, al-Ahrar Palestinian movement considered the ongoing meetings between Abbas and Kerry as absurd meetings, warning of their serious impact on the Palestinian cause. The national reconciliation and negotiations are two options that can never go together, the movement's spokesman said, stressing that Abbas is manipulating in dealing with the reconciliation file. The spokesman said that Abbas's statements, during Davos Conference that 96 Israeli soldiers who had mistakenly entered the PA controlled areas during 2012, have been handed to the Israeli authorities, came in total disregard to the Palestinian people's sacrifices. He condemned the PA policy of security coordination with the Israeli occupation that reflects its weakness and its dependence on the US administration During his speech to the World Economic Forum in Jordan Abbas revealed that PA security services returned 96 Israeli soldiers who had mistakenly entered the PA controlled areas, to the Israeli authorities in 2012. "Kidnapping soldiers is not in our nature, we do not use these methods, and we want to live with neighbors with mutual respect. Any Israeli that comes onto Palestinian ground will be welcomed and returned safely to his home," he said. In October 2011, 1027 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails in exchange for the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was captured in Gaza at 2006.