According to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abbas made evaluations about the situation in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in his speech at the opening of the first session of the Revolutionary Council of Fatah, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement.
“We face a dangerous escalation of the far-right Israeli government in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.” Abbas said that this situation manifested itself in the expansion of settlements, attacks by Israelis who usurped Palestinian lands, confiscation of land and pastures, demolition of houses and the establishment of military checkpoints that cut off the connections between cities and villages.
Abbas noted that these practices also make the economic and social life of Palestinians difficult.
Stating that Israel has detained more than $6 billion in Palestinian money, Abbas emphasized that this is part of the policy aimed at weakening the survival and resistance capacity of the Palestinian people and forcing the people to migrate.
"No matter how severe these conditions become, they will not cause us to give up our rights or abandon our lands," Abbas said. he said.
Stating that the Palestinian administration continues its contacts with various parties to release the detained money, stop settlement activities and unilateral practices, and preserve the two-state solution, Abbas called for concrete steps to be taken in this regard.
Reaction to E1 layout plan
Abbas also warned about the E1 settlement project planned to be implemented in the east of East Jerusalem.
Stating that the project aims to separate the north and south of the West Bank and isolate East Jerusalem from the Palestinian environment, Abbas said that this will weaken the possibility of establishing an independent and geographically integrated Palestinian state.
President Abbas stated that the E1 project envisages connecting Israel's Maale Adumim settlement to Jerusalem and building new settlements of approximately 3,400 houses by seizing Palestinian lands.
Call for ceasefire in Gaza and Israeli withdrawal
Referring to the situation in the Gaza Strip, Abbas stated that the difficulties experienced by the Palestinians continue despite the support given to US President Donald Trump's plan and the United Nations Security Council resolution 2803 and the agreements regarding the implementation of the second phase of the plan.
Abbas said that although nearly a year has passed since the Security Council decision, the necessary progress has not been achieved regarding a permanent ceasefire, recovery and reconstruction, and stated that Israel continues its attacks and deepens its occupation in Gaza, and that humanitarian aid has difficulty reaching the region.
Abbas demanded the "immediate and complete" implementation of the second phase of Trump's Gaza plan.
In this context, President Abbas called for a ceasefire, complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid, initiation of the recovery and reconstruction process, and ensuring that Palestinian institutions fulfill their responsibilities in Gaza.
While Abbas stated that they support international efforts to resolve the crisis in Gaza, he emphasized that they will not accept "damaging the integrity of Palestinian lands or the sovereign institutions of the State of Palestine."
Reform and election process in Palestine
Abbas noted that the Palestinian administration will continue its national reform program and said that the reforms are a "national choice" and not the result of external pressures.
Stating that in addition to the internal elections held within Fatah, elections for local governments and some unions and unions were held, Abbas stated that legislative elections are planned to be held on November 28.
Abbas also stated that the relevant committees have started their work for the elections of the Palestine National Council, which is the parliament of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Making evaluations about the political process, Abbas stated that they will continue to work with the international coalition to implement the two-state solution and said, "The State of Palestine is not an impossible goal, but a fixed right." he said.
