Abbas holds talks with US envoy
Palestinian president urges George Mitchell to press Israel to lift its blockade on Gaza.
Published On 19 Jun 2010
Talks with Israel were halted when Israel launched a devastating 22-day offensive in Gaza in December 2008, killing at least 1,200 Palestinians and leaving much of the Gaza Strip in ruins.
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Abbas condemned the blockade as “collective punishment” against Gaza’s 1.5 million residents and dismissed as “insufficient” an easing of the measures announced by Israel on Thursday, Erakat said.
Mitchell has brokered indirect talks between the Israelis and Palestinians and has been acting as a go-between since they started in May.
Mitchell is due to arrive in Egypt on Saturday.
Source: News Agencies