Mahmoud Abbás called on the UN to protect the Palestinians in Gaza and described Israel’s action as genocide. At the same time, he distanced himself from the Hamas attack on Israel.
President of the Palestinian self -government Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday spoke with the United Nations General Defendance of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). In the speech, he stressed that the war in the Gaza Strip is one of the worst events of the 21st century, and condemned Israel, who, according to him, committing war crimes. Nevertheless, he distanced himself from the militant Hamas movement and the attack on Israel of October 7, 2023. TASR reports according to AFP and AP.
“What Israel is doing is not just aggression, it is a war crime and a crime against humanity that is documented and monitored and who will be written in textbooks and international awareness as one of the worst chapters of the humanitarian tragedy of the 20th and 21 centuries,” said Abbas. and displacing ‘from Israel.
In his speech, the Palestinian President stressed that his government based on the occupied West Bank of Jordan is distanced from Hamas, who controlled the Gaza band and attacked Israel less than two years ago.
Refuses to check Hamas
“Despite everything that our people suffered, we reject what Hamas committed on October 7,” said Abbas. “Hamas will have no role in the government. Hamas and other factions will have to hand over their weapons to the Palestinian self -government,” he stressed, and said that the Palestinian self -government under his leadership is ready to take control of the Gaza band.
In his speech, he also expressed his gratitude to all countries that recently recognized the existence of the Palestinian state. However, only the recognition of Palestine is not enough in the current situation. The international community called on the Palestinian people to help acquire their legitimate rights and help him to get rid of the Israeli occupation.
Abbas spoke only virtually in the international community, as the United States refused to give him a visa and could not personally come to New York to the UN VZ meeting.
