国际英语新闻：PNA rejects settlers' presence in future Palestinian state

RAMALLAH, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejected Israel's proposal on Wednesday to keep the Jewish settlers living in the West Bank when an independent Palestinian state is established.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told "voice of Palestine" Radio that keeping some Jewish settlements would be blocked under the Palestinian jurisdiction.

The American World net daily had earlier reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had sent a proposal in secret to U.S. President Barack Obama to keep some Jewish settlers living in the future Palestinian state.

"Stopping the settlement construction is Israel's commitment," Erekat said.

The Israeli government's 10-month moratorium of freezing settlement will expire on Sept. 26. However, most of the Israeli right-wing parties in the coalition announced that they would oppose the extension of the moratorium.

The PNA accepted the U.S. invitation to join the direct peace negotiations in accordance to the statement of the Quartet Committee based on the Security Council and the United Nations' resolutions, Erekat said.

Abbas and Netanyahu will meet in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sept. 15, he said, and after that the two leaders will meet in Jerusalem where the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join the talks.