Abbas tells UN Israeli policies threaten Palestinians’ existence
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday that Israeli policies threatened the “very life and existence” of the Palestinian people, saying they no longer endangered only the prospect of a two-state solution.
In prerecorded remarks delivered from his office in Ramallah, Abbas questioned how long the international community would “remain silent” over Israel’s actions. He said preserving Palestinian land and protecting the people living on it were necessary first steps toward saving the two-state solution.
Abbas addressed the General Assembly remotely after the United States denied visas to him and other senior Palestinian officials, preventing them from attending the gathering in person. France24 reported that it was the second consecutive year in which the United States had denied the Palestinian delegation’s top officials visas to attend.
His address focused on the effects of Israeli policy on Palestinians and the territory envisioned for a future Palestinian state. Abbas framed protection of the Palestinian population and its land as essential to maintaining the possibility of two states.
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