Mr Abbas responded by saying he would not consider engaging in any more talks until Israel froze settlement-building and defined its borders.
Mr Erekat's accusations that Israel "never gave the negotiations a chance to succeed" followed comments made last week by US Secretary of State John Kerry, who said Israel risked becoming an “apartheid state” if a Middle East peace agreement was not reached.
Mr Kerry later apologised for his comments, saying: “If I could rewind the tape, I would have chosen a different word to describe my firm belief that the only way, in the long term, to have a Jewish state and two nations and two people living side by side in peace and security, is through a two-state solution.”
