PA Mufti reiterates religious prohibitions against cooperating with Trump peace deal or selling land to Israelis, land is “Islamic waqf”"A fatwa that bans working to cooperate with the deal of the century and its disseminators who will be pursued by a curse until Judgment Day"Mar 6, 2020
PA Mufti in religious ruling: Anyone who cooperates with Trump peace plan is betraying Allah"Anyone who cooperates with the deal is betraying Allah, His Messenger [Muhammad], the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, and Palestine"Feb 12, 2020
Abbas in La La Land #3: Abbas: Palestinians are “not against Jews” - Yet Antisemitism thrives and is taught in the PAAbbas: Palestinians are “not against Jews” - Yet Antisemitism thrives and is taught in the PAFeb 11, 2020
"We will defend Palestine with [our] blood and souls," "deal of the century will not pass" - Fatah post"Palestine is... a piece of the Quran that we will defend with [our] blood and souls”Jan 30, 2020
7th Fatah Conference calls: Fight Israels "terror" and the spreading of "a culture of tolerance and peace", Fatah - Hamas unity, and to become a full member stateHeadline: “The Seventh Fatah Movement Conference emphasizes that it is important to complete the national building plan *The [Palestinian] National Council (i.e., the legislative body of the PLO) must convene within three months *It is necessary to act against the rift [between Fatah and Hamas] and...”Dec 5, 2016
Abbas expresses zero tolerance for attacks on any holy site, including Jewish onesPA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We told the world: Israel is attacking the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and it is the Palestinian nation in Jerusalem that is protecting Al-Aqsa. Some call them Murabitin (those who carry out Ribat, religious conflict/war over land claimed to be Islamic). Who are the Murabitin? They...”Nov 30, 2014
Senior Fatah official rejects joining International Criminal Court because PA could be put on trialMember of Fatah Central Committee Abbas Zaki: "I'm against signing the Rome Statute (i.e., joining the International Criminal Court) as long as our country is occupied. If tomorrow you shoot, they’ll say you signed an agreement. This is not meant for people who want to liberate their country... I"Aug 22, 2014
Fatah official: "Popular uprising continues" but "conditions are not yet ripe for intifada"Headline: “An interview with Abbas Zaki” “Q. For the first time, the Palestinians are united behind their demands, but the negotiations have dragged on for two weeks. What is going on? [Member of Fatah Central Committee and Fatah Commissioner of Arab Relations and Relations with China Abbas Zaki:]...”Aug 19, 2014
Fatah official: “International legitimacy allows us to resist with all means”Official PA TV Live broadcast a program under the heading, “What will happen after the negotiations?” Deputy Secretary of the Fatah Central Committee Jibril Rajoub: “Had Fatah not taken decision-making and the Palestinian national will into its own hands using bullets, it would not have been...”Feb 26, 2014
PLO official: Return to '67 borders is for now; future generations will fight for the restOfficial PA TV program Religion and the World: Sheikh Yaqub Qarash, Preacher and Member of PLO’s National Council: “I say to our Palestinian people… Be sure that nothing was paid in exchange [for our prisoners’ release]… And I remind [you] that our real war is for the land and not for the man...”Oct 30, 2013
Abbas: Israeli excavations under Al-Aqsa are meant to cause its collapseHeadline: "[Abbas] calls for support for effort by Palestinian state to receive full membership in the UN – the President calls for an Islamic solidarity summit to support the multifaceted Palestinian strategy concerning Jerusalem" "[Abbas said]: 'Our brothers, Palestine is still afflicted by the..."Aug 17, 2012