Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas's office on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu for vowing that Israel would never cede security control of the Jordan Valley as part of a future peace agreement.
Speaking Monday at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, Netanyahu stated, "We seek peace with our neighbors, a real peace, a peace that will last for generations. That is why in any agreement -- and without an agreement -- we shall maintain security control over all the territory west of the Jordan (river).”