Jericho, Ramadan 6, 1433, Jul 25, 2012, SPA - Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat stressed today that upgrading the status of Palestine at the United Nations from an observer to a non-member state does not contradict the peace process or the principle of two-state solution. In a press statement this morning, Erekat said that the ongoing Israeli settlement activities in East Al-Quds, its refusal to accept the 1967 borders or to release Palestinian prisoners and detainees especially those arrested before 1994, have derailed the peace process. Erekat called on the international community to hold the Israeli government accountable for its actions and stop treating Israel as a state above the law. --SPA 13:28 LOCAL TIME 10:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1017997