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- Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly via video link after being denied a United States visa.
- He characterized the military campaign in Gaza as a genocidal war and rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians from their territory.
- Abbas reaffirmed his commitment to a two-state solution while acknowledging the necessity of security for both Palestinians and Israel.
- These statements were made ahead of a scheduled speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the same assembly.
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- Scheduled address by Benjamin Netanyahu at the UN General Assembly
- Progress of the Board of Peace initiative for Gaza reconstruction
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Mahmoud Abbas
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“The danger is no longer limited to undermining the two-state solution and preventing the realization of the Palestinian state. It has now come to threaten the very life and existence of the Palestinian people on their homeland.”
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…should do so, linking recognition to the preservation of Palestinian territory necessary for statehood. Abbas said the danger facing Palestinians had gone beyond the erosion of prospects for a two-state solution. “ The danger is no longer limited to undermining the two-state solution and preventing the realization of the Palestinian state. It has now come to threaten the very life and existence of the Palestinian people on their homeland. ” He warned that Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was fragmenting Palestinian territory. Abbas criticised Washington for denying him a visa to attend the UN General…
“We reject these unlawful punitive measures, as well as the accusations and justifications on which they were based.”
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…West Bank, including East Jerusalem, was fragmenting Palestinian territory. Abbas criticised Washington for denying him a visa to attend the UN General Assembly, calling the measures “unlawful punitive measures”. “ We reject these unlawful punitive measures, as well as the accusations and justifications on which they were based. ” The US has previously cited Palestinian efforts to internationalise the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and actions involving international tribunals as reasons for visa restrictions on Abbas and other Palestinian…
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