Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says if the current round of negotiations with Israel results in a Peace Deal, it will be final and will mean the end of Palestinian demands of Israel.

“People say that after signing a peace agreement we will still demand Haifa, Acre and Safed,” he said.

“That is not true.  Signing the agreement will signal the end of the conflict.”

Meeting with a delegation from the Israeli left-wing party Meretz, President Abbas said that in any peace settlement the Palestinian state would be reasonably welcoming to its neighbors and demilitarized.

“We don’t need planes or missiles. All we need is a strong police force,” said Abbas.

“On the other hand, we want sovereignty and independence. I was criticized for saying that I don’t want a single Israeli soldier or settler in the Palestinian state.  I meant any Israeli that is part of the occupation.  I didn’t mean that I don’t want Jews or Israelis in the Palestinian state.  We’ll welcome them as tourists or as people coming to do business.  We just don’t want occupation forces.”