Hanan Ashrawi: US must act quickly to save two-state solution

In this interview with Al-Monitor, PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi speaks about the controversy surrounding Israel’s upcoming report on Gaza, current negotiations and potential solutions.
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committe member, Hanan Ashrawi speaks during a press conference on February 24, 2015 in the West Bank city of Ramallah, a day after a verdict of a New York court was issued finding the Palestinian leadership responsible for six deadly attacks in Jerusalem that killed Americans. In a verdict issued late on February 23, a US jury found the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority and the PLO responsible for six attacks which killed 33 people and wounded more t
PLO Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi speaks during a news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Feb. 24, 2015. - Getty Images/Abbas Momani
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee member Hanan Ashrawi blasted Israeli attempts to pre-empt the UN report on the Gaza Strip, saying that they're trying to control the narrative. “They are trying to create a misleading and fabricated narrative so people can react to it,” Ashrawi told Al-Monitor.

The senior Palestinian official said that Israel “handpicked select individuals to guarantee the outcome at the end.”

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