RAMALLAH, March 3, 2011 (WAFA) - Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh stressed Thursday that President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership have rejected the idea of state with provisional borders.

He said in statements to the press that this matter is not open for discussion.

The proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a state with provisional borders before the end of this year is completely unacceptable and not open for discussion,” he said.

What is acceptable, he added, “is only a fully sovereign state on land occupied in 1967 as per the national consensus, and in accordance with Arab summit and international resolutions.”

Netanyahu’s idea, he said, “means relinquishing Jerusalem, which is something the Palestinian people will not accept nor would President Mahmoud Abbas and the leadership, even though some Palestinian parties have unfortunately accepted it.” He was referring to Hamas.

Abu Rudeineh condemned recent Israeli settlers’ attacks and escalation of aggression in the West Bank.

He said “this is part of the Israeli policy of terrorizing the Palestinian people to force it to surrender. We condemn this policy and reject it, and the international community had already condemned it by a vote of 14 states against settlements in the last meeting of the Security Council.”

He said, “We warn the Israeli government from the repercussions of these daily crimes and call upon the international community, namely the United Nations and the Security Council, to take the necessary steps to stop these settlement crimes protected by the Israeli government. We warn the Israeli government of the gravity of these actions which will lead to serious consequences, which constitute an assault on international law and the rights of the Palestinian people.”

Regarding the decision to expand Jewish settlements, especially in Ras al-Amoud in Jerusalem, Abu Rudeineh warned of the Israeli government’s settlement policy, saying: “This is part of Israel's policy of judaizing Jerusalem. We have condemned this policy and asked the international community to stop it.”

He said Abbas had presented the recent Arab Summit a program to protect Jerusalem.

“We demand from all Arab states to fulfill their obligations, particularly since Jerusalem is now under siege as Israel attempts to force the Palestinians to leave it and Judaize it.”

He said the Palestinian people will not give up Jerusalem and its Islamic and Christian holy places and that there will not be a solution without Jerusalem and the territories occupied since 1967.

M.A.