United Nations, New York—Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Thursday (Friday in Manila) there could be no peace in the Middle
“Those who think that peace can prevail in the Middle East without the Palestinian people enjoying their full, legitimate national rights would be mistaken,” Abbas told the UN General Assembly.
His address came a day after Netanyahu discussed Saudi normalization in a meeting with US President Joe Biden. “Its racist, terrorist settlers continue to intimidate and kill our people, to destroy homes and property, to steal our money and resources,” Abbas said. Saudi Arabia took part in talks Monday co-organized with the European Union, Jordan and Egypt on the sidelines of the General Assembly that sought to breathe life into the peace process.
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