Abbas gives “blessings” to "the fighting people" who participated in lethal Arab riots in Jerusalem
“Led by [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah Movement Revolutionary Council opened the discussions yesterday [June 21, 2021] of its eighth session [entitled] ‘Jerusalem is our capital and the symbol of our identity and our people’s freedom.’ …
The following is the text of President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the beginning of the Fatah Revolutionary Council meeting:
‘Blessings to the Martyrs, the prisoners, the wounded, the masses of our people that is standing firm in Jerusalem, our state’s eternal capital. Blessings to our people in the Sheikh Jarrah [neighborhood of Jerusalem], in the Silwan [neighborhood of Jerusalem], and in all the streets, neighborhoods, and alleys of Jerusalem. Blessings to those carrying out Ribat (i.e., religious conflict over land claimed to be Islamic) who are standing firm in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque plazas, and toall those who are defending our Islamic and Christian holy sites.Blessings to our fighting peoplein Beita, which has become a model and an icon of popular resistance, and on whose land Martyrs have fallen…
Blessings to all the members of our people who supported the Jerusalem uprising (refers to violent Arab riots and Hamas rocket barrages; see note below -Ed.) in our villages, our cities, and our refugee camps.’”