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Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Wednesday. (Reuters) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 13:56 14/12/2007 Abbas to blast Israel for building in settlements, E. Jerusalem By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Palestinians, East Jerusalem  Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will criticize Israel for its settlement policy in the territories and demand that it stop building in East Jerusalem, according to a draft of the speech he is to deliver at the donor states' conference in Paris next week. The draft has been seen by Haaretz. Abbas will speak about several necessary commitments. Israel's first priority must be the "peace option" instead of holding thousands of Palestinian prisoners and continuing to expand the settlements." Israel must immediately stop all settlement activities in the occupied territories including East Jerusalem. It must stop land confiscation, closure, setting up further roadblocks, rounding up people, assassinations" and shaping reality with military force," Abbas will say. Advertisement The second commitment invokes international support for the "peace option" based on international decisions and the Arab peace initiative. Abbas will ask for $5.6 billion in economic assistance over the next three years as part of a reform and development plan. "These plans' success depends on Israel's removal of all the restrictions blocking our efforts and actions," Abbas will say. Related articles: Hamas urges PA to boycott Israel talks in wake of IDF Gaza raid Rice: Har Homa homes harm talks Blair urges int'l donors to back PA's $5.6 billion economic plan Olmert vows to 'forge historic path' toward peace with Palestinians Blair: There won't be Palestinian state unless it is coherently run Erekat: Palestinians will not accept Israel as a 'Jewish state' Bookmark to del.icio.us Righteous King Morocco's King Mohammed V could be first Arab 'righteous gentile'. Life of color Israel's first graffiti-supplies store owner loves to paint walls.   1.   George W. has already forgotten about Annapolis 03:50  |  David James Vickery 14/12/07   2.   $5.6 billion 04:17  |  Michael Hessler 14/12/07   3.   Abbas blasts Israel 04:28  |  David 14/12/07   4.   The Money from the Paris Donors Conference Must be used To 06:00  |  Joseph E . 14/12/07   5.   Abbas and Y`lem 06:58  |  rachel 14/12/07   6.   #2, MICHAEL, and the billions 07:00  |  VIPER 14/12/07   7.   What incredible nerve. 07:12  |  Mark 14/12/07   8.   "Aid To Palestinians" Simply Another Name for "Dhimmi Tax" 07:22  |  Ben Israel 14/12/07   9.   Same Recipe will yield Same Results 07:35  |  Straight Talk 14/12/07   10.   The Arabs must make very painful concessions for real peace! 08:17  |  Uzi 14/12/07   11.   There can never be separate Arab polity west of the Jordan! 08:18  |  Uzi 14/12/07   12.   Equitable and practicable Partition Plan that may work: 08:20  |  Uzi 14/12/07   13.   building settlements 08:31  |  luke 14/12/07   14.   time for abbas to retire with his majority of one 08:47  |  victor hardman 14/12/07   15.   pioneers. #1..&2 08:49  |  colin 14/12/07   16.   no hope for two state solution 09:14  |  Israeli Arab 14/12/07   17.   # 16 Israeli Arab 10:03  |  Joseph E . 14/12/07   18.   5.6 billion! 10:25  |  nick 14/12/07   19.   #16 - you got that right ! 10:39  |  redmike 14/12/07   20.   #18 - and the IMF says that they will worse off 3 years later ! 10:40  |  redmike 14/12/07   21.   #2 - new ideas are now taking shape .. 10:42  |  redmike 14/12/07   22.   Can We Deliver Babies in Hadassah - Mount Scopus? 10:43  |  Dr Eric 14/12/07   23.   UZI is Right!! 10:58  |  Dr Eric 14/12/07   24.   Hear hear! Abbas speaks the truth. 11:06  |  Ivar 14/12/07   25.   #24 - sorry but you don`t understand Islam at all! 11:25  |  redmike 14/12/07   26.   No Peace Until Hamas destroyed and Shelling stops - since Hamas = 11:29  |  J 14/12/07   27.   georgie porgie and his rice puddin 11:34  |  Yaakov Sullivan 14/12/07   28.   #24 ivar reamains in guestonia and will stay all of his life 11:59  |  victor hardman 14/12/07   29.   Redmike, 25, confuses Hamas with Fatah 12:19  |  Ivar 14/12/07   30.   @ Hessler #2 12:43  |  Charlie 14/12/07   31.   #29 - seems like you didn`t bother to read the article 13:05  |  redmike 14/12/07   32.   # 30 Charlie lol one funny dude 13:13  |  Petra 14/12/07   33.   Redmike and your link 16:17  |  Omar 14/12/07   34.   Redmike and your link (correction) 16:30  |  Omar 14/12/07   35.   There is a right way and a wrong way to approach the problem 17:16  |  Natallie Durson 14/12/07   36.   #6 VIPER - you`re correct, except for 1 thing 17:37  |  * BEN JABO 14/12/07   37.   #24 Ivar - Estonia 17:46  |  * BEN JABO 14/12/07   38.   27 Yaakov Sullivan - George is Busy this Week 18:15  |  Mark of Lewiston 14/12/07   39.   Okay abbas,now do what arafat would have done after the oslo 18:21  |  lakshmi 14/12/07   40.   Weapons with 5.6 billion and free access to Israel to use them! 18:29  |  Alicia 14/12/07   41.   it ain`t their land yet! so EAT SAND! 18:51  |  dav zee 14/12/07   42.   1.David J Vickery&2 .DJV quite right,an it looks as though in the 18:54  |  lakshmi 14/12/07   43.   NO to Abbas blast 19:22  |  Brod 14/12/07   44.   why are there arabs all over the jewish capital? enough. 20:47  |  frenz 14/12/07   45.   #40 Alicia - Weapons 22:06  |  * BEN JABO 14/12/07   46.   Got to move somewhere 06:44  |  bobin 15/12/07

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