Left-wing Israeli Lawmakers Meet With PA President Mahmoud Abbas

Left-wing Israeli lawmakers met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. The members of the Meretz party, which is part of the current coalition government, met with Abbas to discuss ways to keep the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict alive, according to reports.

The delegation included Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz and Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej, as well as Meretz faction head Michal Rozin. Abbas said during the meeting that he was ready to meet all members of the government coalition, which later was publicly rejected by Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid previously have rejected such a meeting.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Abbas in the West Bank in August.