RELATED:Fatah, Hamas set to hold April unity talks in Cairo'J'lem to cut ties with PA if Hamas added to unity gov't'He also called for Israel to freeze construction in the West Bank for three more months in order to continue direct talks. Abbas added that he will resign if the peace process does not continue.His comments came two weeks after a CNN interview with Netanyahu, in which he came out squarely against Palestinian national unity efforts, asking how the Palestinian Authority can be “for peace with Israel and peace with Hamas that calls for our destruction."
Abbas accuses PM of doublespeak on Hamas-Fatah unity
PA president rejects demand that he choose between Israel and Hamas, calls for renewed building freeze and threatens resignation.
RELATED:Fatah, Hamas set to hold April unity talks in Cairo'J'lem to cut ties with PA if Hamas added to unity gov't'He also called for Israel to freeze construction in the West Bank for three more months in order to continue direct talks. Abbas added that he will resign if the peace process does not continue.His comments came two weeks after a CNN interview with Netanyahu, in which he came out squarely against Palestinian national unity efforts, asking how the Palestinian Authority can be “for peace with Israel and peace with Hamas that calls for our destruction."