Abbas speaking at a microphone, close up

Jerusalem: Palestinian leader Abbas spurns US peace plan

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will not accept any US plan for peace with Israel, after it recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

His comments came after a UN General Assembly vote effectively repudiated Washington’s controversial declaration.

New Zealand is one of 128 nations that supported a UN resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Washington has for the past few months been drafting a new peace plan, though it has not divulged any details.

Meanwhile, two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli troops amid fresh protests over Jerusalem’s status.

Read the report on Mirage News (from the BBC).