Itongadol.- Proposed resolution will call for Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines.
The Palestinian Authority leadership is planning to ask the Security Council to issue a resolution requiring Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines in the coming weeks, PLO Secretary-General Yasser Abed Rabbo said on Thursday.
Abed Rabbo told reporters in Ramallah that the Palestinian move does not contradict with US calls for the resumption of the peace talks with Israel.
He said that the Palestinians would approach the Security Council at the end of this month or in the next few weeks.
“We’re not embarking on an adventure,” Abed Rabbo said. “The real adventure is to remain with the status quo. Until now we have guaranteed the backing of seven members of the Security Council.”
He said that China and Russia were among the Security Council members that would vote in favor of the Palestinian plan, which envisages the establishment of an independent Palestinian state within three years.
The PLO official predicted that France and Britain would either abstain or support the Palestinian motion during the vote. “It all depends on how much pressure is exerted on these two countries,” Abed Rabbo said. “There are positive developments in Britain, where public opinion is in favor of the Palestinian cause.”