Israel - Peres & Shaffii On PLO Deal On Autonomy

(25 Apr 1994) Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres said on Monday (25/4) he believed the implementation of the Gaza-Jericho autonomy agreement would happen as soon as final details had been worked out. Meanwhile in east Jerusalem, Haider Abdel Shafii, former head of the Palestinian delegation to the peace talks in Washington, said Palestinians would not sign the agreement before Jewish settlements were removed. SHOWS JERUSALEM (25/4) peres sot: "I think that the terrorists against the plo as well. they dont have a choice. i think once the plo have police established, 9,000 policemen, they can guarantee their part of order and security...I don't want to make promises but I think they can handle their internal situation better than us. i'm for it that the palestinians will be their own judges, politicians and police. its not for israel to sit as judges of another people." EAST JERUSALEM haider abdel shafii sot: there is something now that is going on, that is in direct contradiction with the requirements of peace, that is the israeli continuation of the settlement process, whether in expanding existing settlements or whatever is going on in the jerusalem area or whether building or expanding infrastructure in the occupied territories for the benefit of the settlements, all these measures are in contradiction with the requirements for peace cutaway gvs shuttered shops children going to school 1.37 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...