The Palestinian Authority is angry over Israeli leaks regarding the recent Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Jordan.
Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Wednesday he filed a complaint with the Quartet members – the US, EU, UN and Russia – about Israeli leaks by the Israeli government regarding the Amman talks.
Erekat said that reports in the Israeli media about the meetings contained "half truths." The Israeli government was behind the leaks to the media, he charged.
According to Erekat, who had met in Amman with Israeli envoy Yitzhak Molcho, the two sides agreed that the content of the discussions would remain confidential.
"The Israeli government is determined to destroy any chance of resuming the peace process," Erekat added. "The leaks are intended for public relations."
Erekat said that the Jordanians and the Quartet were disappointed by the Israeli government’s position during the "exploratory" Amman talks.
Erekat’s comments came in response to reports in the Israeli media according to which the positions presented by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the issue of borders is not much different than those presented by former foreign minister Tzipi Livni during the Annapolis Conference.