PA hoping for Biden victory to reverse Trump’s Mid-East policies, says Erekat"I’m certain that if [Joe] Biden or any other president rises [to power], the first thing that person will do is to declare that the [Trump’s] deal of the century is off the table, because they have issued statements."Sep 15, 2020
Kushner’s aims to “create a generation of Arab Zionists” says Erekat, claiming that “the American administration has worked to intimidate [the Arab states]"PLO states that normalization with Israel “does not serve the Arab or Islamic interests in any way” and goes against the QuoranSep 14, 2020
Following Israel-Bahrain peace deal, Fatah proclaims "we feel disappointed by our nation""Normalization is treason" says Fatah Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Al-Aloul, calling the Israel-Bahrain peace deal "ridiculous" and saying that it constitutes a "deal of shame"Sep 13, 2020
Abbas has “no reservations about any action” – taken by joint Fatah–Hamas committee"I will have no reservations about any action or committee, or about any person or organization in any committee or action"Sep 12, 2020
“Hypocrites … and enemies of the Islamic society” - Abbas’ advisor about Arabs who normalize with IsraelAbbas’ advisor and Supreme Shari’ah Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “We’ll take this phenomenon (i.e., peace agreements between the UAE and Bahrain and Israel)… Even in Muslim society… and the purest period in Islamic history – the period of...”Sep 10, 2020
Top PA/Fatah official threatens Israel: “All possibilities are open,” “struggle” will escalate from peaceful to violence"Regarding the resistance in all its forms, for us in Fatah there is no problem. All of the possibilities are open and on the table."Sep 7, 2020
After UAE normalizes relations with Israel, PA Grand Mufti resigns from Peace Forum in Abu DhabiPA Grand Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Hussein tendered his resignation from the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies in Abu Dhabi, saying that the UAE's normalization with Israel "is a knife in the back of the Palestinian people"Aug 27, 2020
Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council emphasized that the Temple Mount "belongs to the Muslims only"While saying that the holiest site in Judaism belongs only to Muslims, the Palestinian Supreme Fatwa Council "added that whoever arrives through the Palestinian gate or through Jordan can visit it, but not through normalization with the occupation authorities"Aug 27, 2020
PLO fears “birth for the Arab Zionists”; campaigns to stop Arab states joining UAE’s peace with Israel "This is a public birth for the Arab Zionists. There is no Arab Zionism, there are Arab Zionists…"Aug 22, 2020
Fatah and Hamas hold joint rally against UAE's normalization of relations with Israel"Normalization is treason" chants Fatah and Hamas, saying that "our people embodies unity against the plots that are targeting the Palestinian cause because no options are left other than confrontation”Aug 20, 2020
Top PA official promotes terror: “All the types of resistance” are valid “against all expressions of the occupation”"All the possibilities are open to all the types of resistance in the occupied lands against all expressions of the occupation"Aug 17, 2020
PA rejects UAE’s security needs: “The enemy (i.e., Israel) of my enemy (i.e., Iran) is my (i.e., UAE’s) friend”"It is impossible that some of the Arabs will be allies of the satan of occupation."Aug 17, 2020
PA MP urges Abbas to "break the rules" and "ignite an intifada""Break the rules and fill your enemies’ eyes with your people’s burning flames" says PA MP Issa Karake, spurring Abbas to "become a knife in the throats of the enemies" and "set out against them in their territory"Aug 17, 2020
Former Arab League Secretary-General praises UAE for normalizing ties with Israel. PLO calls it a “stab in the back with a poisoned knife”Erekat states: “Normalization with Israel is a prize for the occupation’s crimes”, not something to be praisedAug 16, 2020
PA Mufti issues religious ruling banning those who normalize relations with Israel from praying at Al-Aqsa MosqueSheikh Muhammad Hussein issued a fatwa religious ruling determining that "praying at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the framework of the normalization agreement between Israel and the UAE is forbidden" because "cooperating" with Israel in any way is "forbidden"Aug 16, 2020
PA Grand Mufti forbids Muslims who come via the UAE following peace deal with Israel to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque"This is false marketing in terms of religious law, legally false, religiously offensive."Aug 15, 2020
Israel is “the enemy of Muhammad,” UAE’s making peace with Israel is “treason” - says senior PA religious official"Normalization is treason. Normalization means that you agree to natural relations with your brother’s murderers and your father’s murderers."Aug 15, 2020
Hamas leader calls President Abbas to support his rejection of the UEA-Israel peace dealPA President Abbas receives phone call from Hamas Political Bureau Head Ismail Haniyeh "to emphasize his support for the PA leadership’s position rejecting the Israel-UAE peace agreement"Aug 14, 2020
PA warns Israel against annexation: Defense will be “with spirit and blood”“No to the deal of the century”Jun 21, 2020 & Jul 20, 2020
Fatah call for escalation in terrorismFatah Deputy Chairman calls for violence. Mahmoud Al-Aloul claims violence is "right to our basic principles" Jul 4, 2020
PA President denounces annexation to Arab Parliament “[PA] President [Mahmoud] Abbas said that the implementation of the annexation plans in the occupied Palestinian territories is an illegal step that will lead to the occupation bearing all the areas of responsibility in the occupied land according to the Fourth Geneva Convention… The president...”Jun 25, 2020
The Arab Parliament "rejects and condemns the occupying power’s (Israel) continued implementation of the settlement plans"Arab Parliament "unanimously approved" Abbas' decision to "cut off all types of relations" with Israel and thus "be released from the agreements and commitments stemming from it"Jun 25, 2020
Erekat compares Netanyahu with KKKAccording to Erekat annexation is apartheid, racist and extremist.Jun 15, 2020
Saeb Ereka rants Netanyahu belongs with the KKK, calls for sanctions“PLO Executive Committee Secretary Saeb Erekat briefed European Union (EU) Representative in Palestine Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff on the recent developments in the Palestinian arena, following [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s declaration of his intent to annex parts of the West Bank and...”Jun 15, 2020
Fatah Youth Movement proclaims that "a new Palestinian period is launching, whose headline is confrontation and resistance""It is important to seek a new Palestinian path based on taking initiative and resisting" says Fatah Shabiba Youth Movement, while giving "full support to Abbas' decision to revoke all agreements with Israel and the US"May 21, 2020