Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Jewish leaders in New York on Monday night, condemning the killing of two Israeli occupation soldiers by Palestinians over the weekend

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with Jewish leaders in New York on Monday night, condemning the killing of two Israeli occupation soldiers by Palestinians over the weekend, ‘Israel Radio’ reported.

Abbas is in New York to give an address at this week's UN General Assembly and is set to meet with US President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

The PA president's comments to Jewish leaders came after the Zionist entity complained to the US in the wake of the attacks, claiming that the Palestinian Authority had failed to stop ‘violence’ and ‘incitement’ against it.

On Sunday, a Palestinian sniper killed a soldier in Khalil and on Friday a Palestinian lured an Israeli soldier into the West Bank and killed him, in hopes of ransoming the soldier’s body for the release of his brother from an Israeli jail, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Abbas condemned the killings, adding that he expected the Zionist entity to condemn the killing of four Palestinians by Israeli forces in recent weeks.

Israel Radio quoted Abbas as saying that, while he himself still supports a two-state solution, the idea of one bi-national state is gaining ground among Palestinians.