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Israel
calls for elections to replace Palestinian leader
Thursday August 23, 2012 12:01:22 AM,
IANS
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Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has called on the
Middle East Quartet to press for new elections in Palestine to
remove incumbent Palestinian National Authority (PNA) leader
Mahmoud Abbas from power.
In a letter to senior officials of the Middle East Quartet members
- EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov - the Israeli
minister described Abbas as "an obstacle to peace", the Haaretz
daily reported.
In the past years, Lieberman has been conducting a campaign to
delegitimise the PNA leader, who had refused to return to the
negotiating table unless Israel stops its settlement construction
in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
"The Palestinian Authority is a despotic government riddled with
corruption," he said.
"This pattern of behaviour has led to criticism even within his
own constituency. Due to Abbas' weak standing and his policy of
not renewing the (peace) negotiations, which is an obstacle to
peace, the time has come to consider a creative solution, to think
'outside the box', in order to strengthen the Palestinian
leadership."
The "creative solution" that Lieberman suggests is holding general
elections in the Palestinian Authority.
The elections, which were originally due to take place in 2010,
have been postponed several times and a new date has not yet been
set.
"Despite Mr. Abbas' delays, general elections in the PA should be
held, and a new, legitimate, hopefully realistic Palestinian
leadership should be elected," Lieberman said.
Abbas has repeatedly stated that he would not seek re-election to
the post.
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