RAMALLAH, July 9, 2018 (WAFA) – Fatah Central Committee (FCC), which met in Ramallah on Sunday night chaired by President Mahmoud Abbas, said that it strongly opposes the American deal for a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and warned Israel against tampering with the Palestinian tax revenues.

President Abbas said in his opening remarks at the session that the American deal will not be implemented.

The FCC said in a statement following its meeting that it “reasserts the Palestinian position rejecting any political deal, whether it was called deal of the century or the Gaza deal,” adding that, “these dubious projects aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause will not pass and will be confronted and terminated by the steadfastness of our people and our leadership’s adherence to our national rights and sacrifices.”

It said that “the US administration should understand that any deal or initiative that excludes the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and bypass international resolutions are doomed to failure like past similar dubious plans.”

The FCC warned Israel that its recent decision to deduct money from the Palestinian tax revenues to punish the Palestinian Authority for paying families of prisoners and those killed or injured by Israeli forces “will have dire consequences on relations with Israel.”

It said the upcoming meeting of the Palestinian Central Council, the second highest Palestinian decision making body, will define relations with Israel and the US in light of their hostile position from the Palestinian national rights, mainly their right to freedom and independence.

The FCC saluted the Palestinians who stood up to Israeli efforts to take over Khan al-Ahmar east of Jerusalem after demolishing its Palestinian Bedouin community, and expressed appreciation to the position of the European Union member states on this issue.

It called for continuing the struggle against the illegal Israeli settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories whether it was in Khan al-Ahmar or anywhere else.

It also urged immediate implementation of the agreements reached between Fatah and Hamas on national reconciliation, most recently the Cairo agreement, stressing that Hamas has to take clear position on the exact implementation of the last agreement and announce its commitment to its terms.

M.K.