PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR TO INDONESIA FARIZ MEHDAWI:
We Want a Two-State Solution
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
The peace talks between Israel and Palestine became uncertain when violence escalated with the deaths of three Israelis and a Palestinian last week. Palestine's ambassador to Indonesia, Fariz Mehdawi, said his people were still waiting for a peace negotiation, and a two-state solution would have Israel and Palestine coexist peacefully as free countries. However, Mehdawi reminded that if the atrocities continued to occur, Palestinians would retaliate and the situation would spiral even further out of control. Tempo journalists Natalia Santi, Rosalina and Atmi Pertiwi interviewed Meh-dawi in his office in Jakarta on Monday last week.
What are the prospects of Israel-Palestine peace talks amid the ongoing violence?
The peace talks between Israel and Palestine became uncertain when violence escalated with the deaths of three Israelis and a Palestinian last week. Palestine's ambassador to Indonesia, Fariz Mehdawi, said his people were still waiting for a peace negotiation, and a two-state solution would have Israel and Palestine coexist peacefully as free countries. However, Mehdawi reminded that if the atrocities continued to occur, Palestinians would retalia
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