The President said, in response to calls by the U.S. administration for displacement of the Palestinian people, «We will not allow the rights of our people, for which we have struggled for decades and made great sacrifices to achieve, to be infringed upon.
«These calls represent a serious violation of international law,» said the President, adding that «peace and stability will not be achieved in the region without the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital on the borders of June 4, 1967, based on the two-state solution.»
The President added that the Palestinian people will not give up their land, rights and holy sites, and that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the land of the State of Palestine, along with the West Bank and East Jerusalem, occupied since 1967.»
He stressed that the legitimate Palestinian rights are not negotiable, and that the Palestine Liberation Organization is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, entrusted with its constants, and is the independent Palestinian decision-maker, and no one has the right to make decisions regarding the future of the Palestinian people on its behalf.
The President renewed his appreciation for the firm and steadfast Arab positions against displacement and annexation, and adherence to the embodiment of the Palestinian state as a basic requirement for achieving peace in the region in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, appreciating in this context the positions of the brothers in Egypt and Jordan rejecting displacement and infringement of legitimate Palestinian rights.
He also appreciated the position of the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejecting settlement, annexation and displacement and adhering to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
The President called on the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Security Council to assume their responsibilities and take urgent action to protect the unanimously agreed upon international legitimacy resolutions, protect the Palestinian people and preserve their inalienable rights, their right to self-determination and remain on their homeland, and end the Israeli occupation of the land of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.
President Abbas stressed that the Palestinian people and their leadership are committed to international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, which affirm the embodiment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state on the land of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem as its eternal capital.