PA denies 'Ma'ariv' report of decision to boycott Netanyahu's government

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
A Palestinian Authority official on Tuesday denied a Ma'ariv report according to which the PA has decided to boycott the new Israeli governemnt. "There is no decision to boycott the Israeli government," the official said. According to the report, the PA was demanding that the government of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu first accept the two-state solution and all the agreements that were reached with the Palestinians and halt settlement construction before holding talks with Israeli government officials.