Abbas Renews Commitment to Peace
Arab World
Tel Aviv - Asharq Al-Awsat
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sent letters to the United Nations Secretary-General, the president’s of the General Assembly and the Security Council, and the chair of a UN committee on the occasion of the world body’s Partition Plan for Palestine. In his letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, General Assembly President Tijani Mohammed Pandey, Security Council President Karen Pierce, and Cheikh NIANG, who chairs the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Abbas stressed commitment to peace and rejection of oppression and occupation. Friday marked the anniversary of the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine and the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Abbas said that the Palestinian Authority agrees with international legitimacy and international law to resolve the Palestinian cause, and it has also accepted negotiations and dialogue as a means to reach a solution. Abbas continued that the Israeli occupation state has been procrastinating since the Oslo Accords. Further, the current prime minister has expressed rejection to the two-state solution and moved on with annexation and settlements in occupied territories. The Israeli government has also sought to change the identity of East Jerusalem, adopted racist laws, isolated the Gaza Strip through a blockade, strangled the Palestinian economy and violated all the signed political, economic and security agreements, Abbas said. He slammed the US administration, accusing it of once again violating international law. He said Washington has proven that it is unqualified as an impartial mediator. He was referring to the US Department of State’s announcement earlier this month that the establishment of Israeli settlements is not inconsistent with international law. Several events were held on Friday in Palestinian areas to commemorate the UN Partition Plan. Among others, an Israeli delegation of more than 350 pro-peace figures arrived in Ramallah on the occasion. The Israelis affirmed that efforts should be intensified to end the occupation, establish the Palestinian state and maintain peace. They held Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party responsible for the freeze in negotiations to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Partition Plan was adopted by the General Assembly on Nov. 29, 1947. It was endorsed by 33 countries and rejected by 13 others including all Arab states. The resolution recommended ending the British Mandate and creating independent Arab and Jewish states and a Special International Regime for the city of Jerusalem.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2014801/abbas-renews-commitment-peace
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