Abbas on Israel’s response to Hamas’ terror war: “A barbaric aggressive war” and “Satanic plan” to make us leave
Speech by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the occasion of "Palestinian Independence Day," marking the issuing of the Palestinian declaration of independence – see note below
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: "We are dealing with a barbaric aggressive war and an open war of annihilation to which our people in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank including Jerusalem, our eternal capital, are being subjected (i.e., the 2023 Gaza war). A massacre that the occupation state (i.e., Israel) is committing before the eyes and ears of the world in order to break our willpower and uproot our national existence in our land, the land of our ancestors, where our people has lived for more than 6,000 years… We will always reject all the plans of expelling our people from their homeland. These satanic plans are not hidden from us… We have always thwarted them, and we will continue to stand firm against them with full force, because Palestine is our only homeland, to which we will not agree to receive an alternative. And if there is someone who needs to leave our land, then it is the occupation (i.e., Israel) and only the occupation."
[Official PA TV, Nov. 15, 2023]