Israel’s Security Cabinet met in emergency session Thursday evening and emerged with a unanimous decision to suspend the current round of negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, five days before they were scheduled to expire on 29 April. The decision came in reaction to the recent announcement by the Palestinian Authority to form a unity government with Hamas, the Islamist terror militia which rules the Gaza Strip. “Instead of choosing peace, Abu Mazen [Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas] formed an alliance with a murderous terrorist organization that calls for Israel’s destruction,” Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said. “Abu Mazen formed an alliance with an organization whose covenant calls for Muslims to wage Jihad against Jews.” However, in an interview later in the evening with MSNBC‘s Andrea Mitchell, Netanyahu said Israel will “be there in the future if we have a partner that is committed to peace.” Read More
