Shtayyeh states that only Palestinians have the right to self-defense
“Yesterday, Tuesday [July 4, 2023, PA] Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh said in response to a number of international statements regarding the Israeli occupation army’s invasion of Jenin (refers to 2023 Operation Home and Garden; see note below -Ed.): ‘To those who say that Israel has the right to defend itself, we say that the Israeli army is an occupation army that invaded a refugee camp, and arrested and murdered innocents. The Palestinian territories are occupied territories.’ The prime minister added: ‘The one who has the right to self-defense is the Palestinian.’”
[Official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, July 5, 2023]