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US, Russia to back Palestinians’participation

Israel threatens to boycott talks
JERUSALEM. Apr Ik Israel will boycott multilateral Middle East peace talks next month if Patastintans from outside the occupied lerrlto ties attend. Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir warned in an interview published Friday, re ports AFP.
Multilateral working groups are to convene from May 1 I 13 in Brussels and from May 13-IS in Ottawa to discuss refugees and economic devel opmenl
Bui Shamir told the Jerusalem Post that if a representative of the Palestinian Diaspora was present. *we won't be there, so tt won't be anything
Israel has steadfastly op posed the participation of Palestinians who do not five on the occupied west Bank and Gaza Strip at the peace table.
The United States and Russia, co-sponsors of the peace process, said tn January that they would back the par Uctpatton of Palestinians from the diaspora tn the working groups, but that stance has not been offieiahsed
Hanan Ashrawi. spokes woman for the Palestinian delegation, said Monday that for the first time Palestinians not living tn the terrttortes would take part at the two working groups
Israel has blocked any role for the Palestine Liberation Organisation al the peace table but Palestinian negotiators take Instructions from the PLO
They met in Cairo this week with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, prompting a srarnlng here that legal proceedings could be taken against them on their return Io Israel, where the or|p>niaatton Is outlawed
Shamir denied to the Post that Israel would skirt the Is sue. It must be investigated" he said. ■We have to see If It hap pened and on what scale We don I lum a blind eye."
With general elections due on June 23. Shamir also hit out at the opposition Labour Party s scheme for Palestinian autonomy wtthin a year
I m almost sure a Palestinian stale would result' he said A Ukud run agree ment would not result in the existence of a Palestinian state "
He also told the English languair dally that Washington had promised Arab leaders It would not provide loan guaran Ires lor Israel to abaorbe new Immigrants unless building was halted on the occupied territories
'No doubl about It Shamir Mid there was some kind of promise The Arabs say so II was conditional upon the total freeze of the settlements'
Israel refused to stop new construction and President George Bush blocked loan guarantees of 10 billton dollars
The slate department dis missed reports In the Israeli press las’ week that Bush had promised Saudi Arabia a year ago that Israel would never be granted the loan guarantees If the Arab nations entered the peace process.
Shamir described US Israeli ties, which have chilled over the issue, as based on 'identical Interest'
"We have a common Inter est with the United States be cause Israel to the only factor in the entire area that will al smy, have Interests Identical with those of the United States.' be explained
Bush had unfinished bust ness with Middle East radicals Shamir added
'Iraq ts still a threat Libya Is a threat and the Iranian threat to advancing.' he warned