Abbas: "This is my land... One day I will return… Palestine is ours… Rest assured the [Palestinian] state will return"

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: "The return [of the Palestinian refugees] – don't forget the return, don't forget the return. Not for me; I'm a refugee and all are refugees. I want to go, why not, this is my land. One day I will return, the right of return is a sacred right… Palestine is ours and Jerusalem is ours, and we will wait, Allah willing. A short period, not a long one; not 20 years, much less. Rest assured the [Palestinian] state will return. We remain on our land, and we will not leave. The one who needs to leave is the occupation."

[Official PA TV, April 23, 2025]

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' gave this speech at the PLO Central Council.