PLO Representative Asks Hamas to Stick to Unity Plan
Lesson Brief
Al Arabiya
On June 21, Al Arabiya reported on a recent interview with Saeb Ariqat, a member of the PLO's executive committee. Ariqat stressed that the proposed national unity government would be composed of all Palestinian constituencies and based on the premise of an independent Palestinian state with its capital in East Jerusalem. The comments were made amid French efforts to restart the peace process with Israel.
The attached video is of Palestinians commemorating the "Nakba" and confirming their commitment to a unity government.
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- meeting
- لقاء
- resuming
- استئناف
- the national fabric (composition)
- النسيج الوطني
- components, constituencies
- مكونات
- planned, intended, proposed
- مزمع
- to seek, to try
- سَعَى ، يَسْعَى
- in the form of, represented by
- متمثل به
- he expressed his hope
- أعرب عن أمله
- (have been) faltering
- متعثر
- laying a foundation, solidifying, strengthening
- تكريس