PA Deputy Prime Minister speaks out against "normalization" with Israel and promises an end to Israeli "settlements"
Headline: “Abu Rudeina: Nothing will pass or be carried out at our people’s expense”
“[PA Deputy Prime Minister and] official [PA] Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina said that the normalization (refers to Israeli normalization agreement with Sudan following similar agreements with the UAE and Bahrain; see note below –Ed.), the deal of the century (i.e., US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan), and the annexation plan are all unacceptable, and that nothing will pass or be carried out at the Palestinian people’s expense. He noted that the leadership will take the appropriate steps at the appropriate time, and will act on all levels.
Abu Rudeina added in an interview with [the official PA] radio [station] The Voice of Palestine yesterday [Oct. 24, 2020]… that normalization is offensive and unacceptable not just because it contradicts the Arab laws and the international institutions’ resolutions, but also because it bypasses the Palestinian people. He emphasized that the permanent Palestinian message is that no one has the right to speak on behalf of our people…
Abu Rudeina noted that the American administration is continuing to provide free services to Israel, and that everything that comes from any Arab state will not change the Palestinian principles. He also said that peace will only be achieved with the agreement of our people and its leadership…
On everything regarding the escalation of the settlement assault, Abu Rudeina said: ‘The only weapon is the Palestinian people’s resolve. No stone will remain on [another] stone in any settlement in the Palestinian territories.Just as the settlements were evacuated from the Gaza Strip, they will be completely evacuated from the West Bank. Israel, the US, and the international community have understood that the only way is the legal Palestinian government and the international institutions.’”
Israeli peace agreements with the UAE and Bahrain