RAMALLAH, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday blasted Israel for continuing to obstruct the peace process by creating obstacles.
Abbas made the remarks while meeting a group of Israeli academics in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestine News Agency WAFA reported.
Abbas reaffirmed that Palestinians are "committed to a just and comprehensive peace based on international resolutions and the two-state solution despite all obstacles and difficulties placed by the Israeli government in the way of achieving peace."
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has hit a snag since 2014, leading to continued violence and conflicts between the two sides.
The Palestinian leader also stressed the important role the youth can play in peace-making and "the right of the future generations to live in freedom and peace and away from hatred, violence and occupation."
The meeting was organized by the Committee to Communicate with the Israeli Society, a department in the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
Ari Shoani, director of the Israeli think tank Peace and Security Association, slammed the Nation-State Law passed recently by the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, which he said "should be cancelled."
On July 19, the Israeli Knesset approved the Jewish Nation-State Law, which constitutionally enshrines the identity of the State of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
The law prioritizes the rights of Jewish citizens over those of Arab citizens, which account for 20 percent of the population. As a basic law, it can override any ordinary legislation.
