In Abbas' speech for Fatah's anniversary, he threatens "our patience has run out with the despicable Israeli occupation" and we will "make necessary crucial decisions to stand against these violations and crimes"
Official PA TV News, broadcast of excerpts from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ televised speech for the 57th anniversary of “the Launch” of Fatah, counted from its first terror attack against Israel
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “The anniversary of the launch of our revolution today [Jan. 1, 2022] is taking place under most sensitive and difficult circumstances, due to the despicable Israeli occupation’s ongoing deepening of acts of oppression and persecution against our people, theft of our land and our natural resources, and stopping our economy and confiscating our tax money (refers to Israel’s Anti “Pay-for-Slay” Law to deduct PA terror salaries; see note below -Ed.)…
Our patience has run out given this bitter reality that our people has been experiencing for nearly eight decades, and we also will not agree to your systematic actions to change the nature and identity of Jerusalem and harm the sanctity of our holy sites there, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Ibrahimi Mosque (i.e., Cave of the Patriarchs) in Hebron…
We extend our hands to make a just and comprehensive peace in the framework of an international conference, which will be held in accordance with the resolutions of the international legitimacy and under the auspices of the international Quartet (i.e., US, EU, Russia, and UN), in order to end the occupation of the land of the State of Palestine whose capital is Jerusalem. We again emphasize that we will not agree to the occupation remaining forever; therefore, we have called to convene the Palestinian [PLO] Central Council at the start of this year [2022] in order to discuss the recent developments and make the necessary crucial decisions, so as to stand against these violations and crimes against our people and our land.”