Israel proposed concessions on Jerusalem
Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that Israel during its talks with him over the past year had proposed concessions to him regarding Jerusalem, but he rejected them because they were partial.
Abbas told tens of thousands of Palestinians who gathered at his Ramallah headquarters to mark four years since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat that he wants a full peace deal and will not accept a partial one.
"We rejected Israeli proposals that indicated making concessions including on Jerusalem and the refugees," he said.
"We either get all six points - Jerusalem, settlements, borders, refugees, water and security - or nothing at all."
Abbas said he had made that position clear during Sunday's meeting in Egypt of the Quartet of Middle East peace sponsors - the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia.
Israel has over the past months insisted that the sides had not yet touched on the issue of Jerusalem, although it had agreed "in principle" to include it in the negotiations. (dpa)