The 30th session of the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) concluded on Monday focusing on Jerusalem, illegal settlements and the implementation of the previous council resolutions.
The council mandated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to make a decision about ending all PA’s agreements with Israel, including security cooperation, and to stop acknowledging the Israeli state until it recognizes the state of Palestine.
The PLO Executive Committee’s Secretary, Saeb Erekat, presented the committee’s report on the implementation of the decisions taken by the National and Central Councils, and resolutions that are yet to be executed.
Minister Walid Assaf submitted a report on the situation in Khan Al-Ahmar village and the risks that would result from the Israeli decision to demolish its houses and forcibly evacuate its residents.
The final session is expected to discuss decisions regarding relations with Israel and the United States, mainly joint agreements, the relationship with Hamas, including the funding of the sector and the dissolution of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
Abbas said at the beginning of the Central Committee’s meetings that participants would come up with serious decisions regarding several matters, including agreements with the US and Israel and the stance on Hamas.
He said Palestinians were facing perhaps the “most dangerous stage” in their history regarding relations with the US, Israeli occupation and Hamas.
The president stated that the council made decisions and it was time to implement them, indicating: “They have not left reconciliation a chance and they have left no way to reach a settlement.”
He asked all members of the council to “put their hands on their hearts and their conscience and not be subject to blackmail, bargaining, pressure or to anything else,” adding that this was a historical moment of “to be or not to be.”
Hamas refused in advance the central council’s meeting, saying it was separatist and illegitimate, adding that it would not recognize its outcome.
