Ramallah, January 2, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to stop the progress of security liaison with Israel following the December 26 Israeli raid in Nablus.

The Israeli troops killed three Palestinians who were members of Fatah in the West Bank.

"The coordination and cooperation with Israel aims at protecting the Palestinian interest," Abbas said in an interview broadcast by Palestine TV on Saturday.

"The provocations and assaults have multiplied recently. We find ourselves at a point in which it is time to reassess our activities," Abbas said in an interview with Palestine television on Friday.
Abbas said: "If the coordination doesn't stop Israeli provocations like incursions, raids and the killing of people and arrests, we will reconsider it"

Meanwhile, Abbas said he supports a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.
However, he rejected deporting any Palestinian under the swap.

"I don't know if Shalit's deal would expel any prisoner, but if it does, it would be a shame," Abbas said, referring to the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since 2006.

Agencies