Mideast: Abbas refuses to work with US on peace efforts
Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas  on Friday urged France and Europe to play a stronger role in peace efforts  insisting  he 'll no longer accept any U.S. plans for Mideast peace because of the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
 Abbas  met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris a day after the U.N. General Assembly resolution denouncing President Donald Trump's decision.
 Abbas  said the United States is "no longer an honest mediator in the peace process."
"We will not accept any plan from the United States of America because of its bias and violation of the international law "  he  said.
 Abbas  also denounced the U.S threat to cut financial aid for countries who voted to back the U.N. resolution. "We call upon countries that did not recognize Palestine yet to do so to preserve the two-state solution before it's too late "  he  added.
Macron reaffirmed  his  disapproval of Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  The French president  recalled  he  met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month in Paris and urged  him  to make "courageous gestures" to help revive peace talks  including freezing Israel's construction of settlements on occupied lands.
[TGT]on Friday urged France and Europe to play a stronger role in peace efforts  insisting  [TGT] 'll no longer accept any U.S. plans for Mideast peace because of the Trump administration's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
 [TGT]met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris a day after the U.N. General Assembly resolution denouncing President Donald Trump's decision.
 [TGT]said the United States is "no longer an honest mediator in the peace process."
"We will not accept any plan from the United States of America because of its bias and violation of the international law "  he  said.
 [TGT]also denounced the U.S threat to cut financial aid for countries who voted to back the U.N. resolution. "We call upon countries that did not recognize Palestine yet to do so to preserve the two-state solution before it's too late "  he  added.
Macron reaffirmed  his  disapproval of Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.  The French president  recalled  he  met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month in Paris and urged  him  to make "courageous gestures" to help revive peace talks  including freezing Israel's construction of settlements on occupied lands.