Israel allows five Palestinian leaders, amongst them Qaddoumi, to enter the West Bank for PLO Central Council meetings
14 July 2007Ramallah – Ma'an – Mahmoud Abbas, the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, has received permission from Israel to allow five PLO leaders to return to the West Bank, in order to participate in the Central Council meetings in Ramallah next Wednesday.
An important source told the London based Al Hayat paper that "Israel agreed to allow Farouq Al Qaddoumi, Mohammed Jihad and Mohammed Ghneim -all Fatah-, to return alongside exiled Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) leader, Nayef Hawatmeh." In addition, a fifth, unnamed, Central Council member will also be able to enter the West Bank.
According to sources in the Fatah movement, President Abbas asked the permission of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for the entry of the five men during last week's meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al Sheik.
The men were allowed to enter in 1996, in order to participate in the Palestinian National Council (PNC) meeting at that time, but they refused, as Israel set demands and certain conditions to their entry.
Al Qaddoumi may not agree this time, as he reiterated earlier statements that he will not enter the Palestinian territories as long as they are still occupied.
In Israel, the decision to allow the five PLO members' entrance has been greeted with both support and opposition, dividing Cabinet ministers, with Likud party members largely opposed to the decision.
An important source told the London based Al Hayat paper that "Israel agreed to allow Farouq Al Qaddoumi, Mohammed Jihad and Mohammed Ghneim -all Fatah-, to return alongside exiled Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) leader, Nayef Hawatmeh." In addition, a fifth, unnamed, Central Council member will also be able to enter the West Bank.
According to sources in the Fatah movement, President Abbas asked the permission of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for the entry of the five men during last week's meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al Sheik.
The men were allowed to enter in 1996, in order to participate in the Palestinian National Council (PNC) meeting at that time, but they refused, as Israel set demands and certain conditions to their entry.
Al Qaddoumi may not agree this time, as he reiterated earlier statements that he will not enter the Palestinian territories as long as they are still occupied.
In Israel, the decision to allow the five PLO members' entrance has been greeted with both support and opposition, dividing Cabinet ministers, with Likud party members largely opposed to the decision.
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