PA opposes 'temporary Palestinian state'

The Palestinian Authority (PA) says that a plan proposed by Israel to form a temporary Palestinian state is not acceptable.

Any plan that does not address the issue of Jerusalem Al-Quds will not be acceptable, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for the PA said.

Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli army chief of staff and Kadima's second-in-command, unveiled his new "diplomatic platform" On Sunday. Its main element is establishing a Palestinian state with temporary borders on 60 percent of the West Bank within a year, Haaretz reported.

The Israeli plan comes at the heels of reports that the US and key European countries have voiced their readiness to accept Palestine's statehood.

The Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad, has reached a secret understanding with the Obama administration over US recognition of an independent Palestinian state, according the Israeli news website.

Fayyad has also received positive responses from prominent EU member states, including the UK, France, Spain and Sweden.