Ramallah-PalPress-US failure to push forward the peace process has created a political vacuum that will soon be filled with violence, said Nabil Abu Rudeina, spokesperson of the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Monday.

“The current political vacuum which resulted from the failure of the peace process will soon be filled with violence leading to a serious shake up in the security of the whole region,” Abu Rudeina said.

He continued: “To avoid this, the US administration should immediately start exerting pressure on the government of Israel and make them comply with their share of the peace process,” he added,.

The official explained that in the view of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, the peace process reached an impasse due to Israel’s insistence on expanding settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank.

Israel and the US will be held accountable for the destructive repercussions of a hampered peace process because they failed to play the role they were supposed to, he added.

The spokesperson pointed out that the peace process necessitates that Israel halts all aspects of its settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian territories, especially in Jerusalem. There must be a clear timetable for completing negotiations and establishing an independent Palestinian state, he added. “A just solution for the Palestinian refugees’ situation must also be arranged based on UN resolution .