Seab Erekat, Palestinian negotiator criticized Israel on Wednesday for its continued expansion of settlements in Cisjoranie and military attacks, he said, can only intensify the cycle of violence.

He made the remarks during a meeting with U.S. Consul General Jacob Wallace, Senator Patrick Kennedy and the leader of the Israeli Meretz party, Yossi Beilin, Jericho, West Bank.

He added that the meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, expected Thursday, would concentrate on ways to remove obstacles that hinder the negotiations.

According to Erekat, it is necessary that the peace process which should begin to understand all the issues as Jerusalem, borders, Jewish settlements, Palestinian refugees, security and water.

He called for creating a joint commission composed of representatives of Palestinian, Israeli and U.S. to monitor the implementation of the peace plan initiated by Washington.

Monday, Erekat accused Israel of not fulfilling its obligations in the first phase of the American plan, which requires that the Palestinian Authority to control militants and Israel stop building settlements.

The Israeli press reported on Sunday that Israel had planned to build over 1,000 apartments in east Jerusalem and West Bank settlement.

埃雷卡特批评以色列在约旦河西岸扩建定居点

Seab埃雷卡特，巴勒斯坦谈判代表周三批评以色列在Cisjoranie其军事进攻和继续扩大定居点，他说，只能加剧暴力循环。

他是在同美国驻港总领事雅各布华莱士，参议员帕特里克肯尼迪和以色列梅雷兹党，贝林，杰里科，约旦河西岸的领导人时说这番话的。

他说，这次会议的巴勒斯坦民族权力机构主席阿巴斯和以色列总理奥尔默特，预计2009年将集中于如何消除障碍，阻碍谈判。

据埃雷卡特，有必要，和平进程应开始了解所有的诸如耶路撒冷，边界，犹太人定居点，巴勒斯坦难民，安全和水资源问题。

他呼吁建立一个联合委员会，巴勒斯坦，以色列和美国代表组成的监督华盛顿发起的和平计划的实施。

星期一，埃雷卡特指责以色列没有履行的美国计划，该计划要求巴勒斯坦权力机构控制武装分子和以色列停止修建定居点的第一阶段规定的义务。

以色列媒体周日报道，以色列计划兴建1000多在东耶路撒冷和约旦河西岸定居点的公寓。27.12.07