The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) Central Council has voted to suspend its recognition of Israel, and halt security coordination with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) until Israel recognises a Palestinian state within the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The PLO also called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to suspend economic ties as set out in the 1994 Paris Economic Protocol.
The PLO said in its statement: “In view of Israel’s continued denial of the signed agreements, the PCC (PLO Central Council), in confirmation of its previous decision and considering that the transitional phase no longer exists, decides to end the commitments of the PLO and the Palestinian Authority towards its agreements with the occupying power”.
The PLO announced the decision on Monday at the end of a two-day meeting in Ramallah. A committee will now be established to examine the recommendation, which would also need the approval of PA President Mahmoud Abbas.
The PLO Central Council previously voted twice for the PA to suspend security coordination with Israel in 2015 and January 2018, but the decision are not binding and have not been implemented by the PA leadership.
