Top US official blasts Israel for denying Palestinians sovereignty

Israel’s ongoing occupation of the West Bank is wrong and leads to regional instability and dehumanization of Palestinians, a top American government official said Tuesday in Tel Aviv.

In an unusually harsh major foreign policy address, Philip Gordon, a special assistant to US President Barack Obama and the White House coordinator for the Middle East, appealed to Israeli and PA  authorities to make the compromises needed to reach a permanent 'peace' agreement.

The occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem') “should not take for granted the opportunity to negotiate” such a treaty with Palestinian Authority Head Mahmoud Abbas, who has proven to be a reliable partner, Gordon said.

“Israel confronts an undeniable reality: It cannot maintain military control of another people indefinitely. Doing so is not only wrong but a recipe for resentment and recurring instability,” Gordon said.