Riyaz Patel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced what he termed Israeli “arrogance and aggression,” telling the UN “the responsibility is now incumbent upon you” to push harder for the two-state solution to resolve the long-running conflict.
In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Abbas strongly rejected the “arrogant” pre-election announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan–which Abbas called “illegal”– to annex and apply sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, the northern Dead Sea and other Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Palestine would terminate all previously signed agreements and relevant obligations, should Tel Aviv proceed with its latest expansionist policy, Abbas warned.
“What would you do if someone tried… to erase your presence?” he asked the delegations in the Assembly Hall and demanded: “Hasn’t the time come for the emancipation of the Palestinian people and their freedom from this injustice, oppression and occupation?”
Abbas said that “despite
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