From Abbas: We recognize Israel, it must reciprocate
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAbbas tells the UN that Israel must reciprocate Palestinian recognition of its statehood, and slams Netanyahu for criticizing PA disapproval of the Balfour Declaration.
“Instead of Israel acknowledging the atrocities that it has committed and continues to commit against our people, the Israeli prime minister has the audacity to criticize Palestine’s statement at the Arab League Summit in Nouakchott because we referred to the Balfour Declaration,” Abbas says.
“[O]ur 1993 recognition of the existence of the State of Israel, a recognition which remains valid to this moment, is not a gratuitous recognition. Israel must reciprocate with recognition of the State of Palestine and an end to its occupation of the land, so that the State of Palestine can coexist alongside the State of Israel in peace and security and as good neighbors, each within secure and recognized borders,” he says.
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