Abbas to international audience: “We reject the killing of civilians on both sides”

Excerpt from PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Oct. 21, 2023. In the audience were Arab and European representatives.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We again emphasize our absolute rejection of the killing of civilians on both sides, and [call for] the release of the [Israeli] civilians and all the [Palestinian] prisoners (i.e., terrorists). We emphasize that we are committed to international legitimacy, the signed agreements, renunciation of violence, and implementation of peaceful and legal ways of realizing our national goals. This is the policy of the State of Palestine and the PLO, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.”

[Official PA TV, Oct. 21, 2023]

Abbas gave this speech at the Cairo Peace Summit on Oct. 21, 2023 to an audience of Arab and European representatives.

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