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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas acquired a heat and prolonged spherical of applause from world leaders on the United Nations Normal Meeting throughout a speech wherein he slammed Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, insisted his social gathering is able to take over safety and governance of the Gaza Strip — and appealed to President Donald Trump for peace.
And after various European states acknowledged a Palestinian state over the previous week, Abbas demanded “full membership within the United Nations.”
“It needs to be famous that we’ve got already acknowledged Israel’s proper to exist in 1988 and in 1993,” Abbas mentioned Thursday in a digital deal with. “And we nonetheless acknowledge this proper.”
The PA chief addressed the U.N. General Assembly virtually after the State Division refused to approve his visa to journey to the New York headquarters, citing terrorism assist.
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Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president, speaks nearly through the United Nations Normal Meeting in New York on Sept. 25, 2025. (David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photos)
Abbas mentioned his political social gathering is “able to bear full duty for governance and safety” of the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Authority at the moment administers components of the West Financial institution beneath the Oslo Accords, however its authority is proscribed. It formally claims Gaza as a part of the Palestinian territories, however has not had management of it since 2007. Hamas has remained the de facto authority there.
Abbas mentioned that beneath PA governance “Hamas wouldn’t have management.” He mentioned Hamas would wish handy over its weapons to the PA and insisted he didn’t need to rule an “armed state.”
“We wish a contemporary civilian state that is freed from violence, weapons and extremism, one which respects legislation, human rights and invests in folks, improvement, expertise and schooling — not in wars and battle.”
On the similar time, Abbas claimed Jerusalem is the “everlasting capital” for Palestinians.
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“The daybreak of freedom will emerge, and the flag of Palestine will fly excessive in our skies as an emblem of dignity, steadfastness and being free from the yoke of occupation,” the president mentioned. “Palestine is ours. Jerusalem is the jewel of our hearts and our everlasting capital. We is not going to go away our homeland. We is not going to go away our lands.”
His feedback got here after Trump introduced a 21-point peace plan to Arab leaders this week to convey peace to Gaza.
Individually, the U.N. Normal Meeting authorized a plan to implement a two-state resolution to finish the warfare.
“We’re able to work with U.S. President Donald Trump and with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and France, the United Nations and all companions to implement the peace plan.”
He denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for what Abbas known as a “Better Israel.”
“The Israeli Prime Minister introduced a plan for what he calls Better Israel, which we reject and fully deplore.”
Netanyahu’s workplace declined to touch upon the Palestinian chief’s speech.
Netanyahu strongly condemned France’s transfer to acknowledge a Palestinian state on Thursday. (Israeli Authorities Press Workplace by way of AP)
The Palestinian chief’s feedback got here as Israel has deepened its offensive into Gaza Metropolis and mentioned the choice to annex the West Financial institution is on the desk.
Abbas denounced settler violence within the West Financial institution, which he mentioned has ramped up as Israeli army forces have moved in.
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“The terrorism of settlers will increase. They burn properties and fields, they uproot timber and assault villages and assault unarmed Palestinian civilians. In truth, they killed them in broad daylight beneath the safety of the Israeli occupation military.”
Whereas he claimed Israel is waging “genocide, destruction, hunger and displacement,” he mentioned the PA rejects the Oct. 7 Hamas assaults on Israel.
“These actions don’t signify the Palestinian folks, nor do they signify their simply wrestle for freedom and independence.”
Destroyed buildings in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli aspect of the border, July 28, 2025. The warfare to eradicate Hamas has been raging since 2023. (Reuters)
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“We reject complicated the solidarity to the Palestinian cause and the difficulty of antisemitism, which is one thing that we reject based mostly on our values and ideas,” Abbas went on.
The president famous the ineffectiveness of the U.N., which often passes resolutions of condemnations towards Israeli motion that don’t have any actual impact, and expressed frustration that worldwide peace negotiations haven’t ended the warfare in Gaza.
“Greater than 1,000 resolutions on the United Nations. Not one among them was carried out. There have been many efforts and lots of worldwide initiatives with out reaching an finish to this tragic scenario. The Palestinian individuals are dwelling beneath the yoke of occupation.”
