Romney's recent remarks reinforce Israel's impunity

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney who was covertly filmed during a $50,000-a-head fundraising dinner in Florida remarked that the Palestinians have "no interest whatsoever" in peace. Saeb Erekat, a top aide to Mahmoud Abbas, rejected Romney's recent video remark to donors that the Palestinians have "no interest whatsoever" in peace.

Speaking at a news conference Thursday, Erekat said "no one stands to gain more from peace than the Palestinians, and no one stands to lose from the absence of peace like the Palestinians." He said those who tolerated Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian territories are "working against democracy and peace." Erekat also urged world leaders to "create hope and opportunities, not despair."

Romney has not shied away from his unwavering support for Israel however, the International community will now be exposed to the extent of biased backing a potential president of the US will give to an aggressor who has occupied illegally a land and caused so much misery to the people of Palestine for over 64 years. Source