Israel Policies Threaten ‘Life and Existence’ of Palestinians: Abbas
Abbas said Israeli policies now threaten the Palestinian people’s existence after warning the two-state solution is no longer at risk alone.
- On Thursday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly via video after being denied a U.S. visa, warning that Israeli policies threaten "the very life and existence" of Palestinians.
- Abbas described events in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem as "part of a malicious colonial plan" to force departure, characterizing the situation in Gaza as "a war of genocide."
- Demanding the release of more than $6 billion in funds withheld by Israel, Abbas called for continued support for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
- Warning against the Israeli E1 Settlement Plan, Abbas called for implementation of Security Council Resolution 2334 and reunification of Gaza and the West Bank under "one state, one government, one law and a single legitimate authority over arms."
- With legislative elections scheduled for November 28, Abbas thanked the 160 states that recognize Palestine and reiterated his vision for a democratic state living in security alongside Israel.
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Israel's policy threatens "the lives and existence of the Palestinians," says President Mahmoud Abbas. His speech in front of the UN will be played by video, while the Israeli delegation's seats remain empty.
United Nations/Jerusalem, Sep 24 (EFE).- Palestinian President Mahmud Abás warned this Thursday in his telematic address to the UN General Assembly about the existential danger Israel poses to the Palestinian people, and urged to accelerate the plan of U.S. President Donald Trump for Gaza after almost a year without visible progress. [...] The entry Abás warns the UN that Israel threatens the "existence" of the Palestinian people was first publi…
Without a visa for the second consecutive year, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced, in a video broadcast on Thursday at the UN, the Israeli policy that threatened Palestinians with a new Nakba. He also said that his people would remain "on their lands".
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Israel is not limiting itself to undermining the two-state solution, but is threatening the very existence of the Palestinians, says Abbas.
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