Jerusalem- The Palestinian Authority is responding to Israeli gestures with "slaps in the face" said Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in an interview with Haaretz. Speaking from Japan, where he is attending talks with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, he stated that Israel "took the unilateral step of deciding on a moratorium, a construction freeze in Judea and Samaria. We recognized two states for two peoples. We removed a dramatic number of roadblocks and allowed Fatah to hold a conference in Bethlehem."

According to the Foreign Minister Israel "made countless gestures, and what did we get in return? The glorification of terror."

During the 2009 Fatah convention in Bethlehem, it was decided that "resistance," a euphemism for terrorism was an acceptable option in cases of a breakdown in negotiations.

Lieberman also alleged that Fayyad, a former economist at the World Bank, approached dozens of nations in an attempt to prevent Israel's acceptance into the OECD [Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development].

The Palestinian Authority is currently boycotting Israeli goods produced in Judea and Samaria. PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, widely touted at a moderate in western circles, has been encouraging the boycott as part of a "Buy Palestinian" campaign. Fayyad was recently photographed throwing Israeli goods onto a large bonfire in the West Bank.

"Cooperation with Tony Blair led to [economic] growth of 8 to 9 percent in Judea and Samaria, while the rest of the world was in crisis," Lieberman stated. "I think we made countless gestures, and what did we get in return? The glorification of terror, streets named after Yihyeh Ayash and Dalal Mughrabi. And they try to incite against us and cut us down in every international forum."

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