Israel: No Concessions to Palestinian Authority Before Talks
by News Editor
Times of Israel – Any gestures made by Israel before returning to negotiations with the Palestinian Authority would weaken its position, government officials said over the weekend, adding that Israel would not deliver to US Secretary of State John Kerry a list of concessions, as requested by the PA, before talks resumed.
PA President Mahmoud Abbas has demanded Jerusalem hand Washington a map showing the territorial concessions Israel is prepared to offer as part of a comprehensive peace deal, and threatened he would not return to the negotiation table before this was done.