The Palestinian Authority will reconsider bilateral relations with the US after Washington vetoed a Palestinian request for full United Nations membership, PA President Mahmoud Abbas says in an interview with the official WAFA news agency.
The threat, which Abbas has previously made during US President Joe Biden’s tenure without following through on, was published in Arabic by the PA’s news agency but isn’t included in an English translation of what Wafa calls “an exclusive interview.”
“While the world agrees on the application of international law and stands by the Palestinian right, America continues to support the occupation, refusing to compel Israel to stop its genocidal war. It provides Israel with weapons and funds that kill our children and destroy our homes, and it stands against us in international forums, in positions that do not serve security and stability in the region,” Abbas is quoted as saying.
“The United States has violated all international laws and abandoned all promises regarding the two-state solution and achieving peace in the region,” he adds.
The PA leader also accuses the Biden administration of having “reneged on its promises and commitments… by remaining silent on [Israel’s] theft of Palestinian funds” while saying there won’t be regional stability without a “just” resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
“Jerusalem, with its Islamic and Christian sanctities, is a red line that no one can cross,” Abbas says, without noting Judaism’s links to the city.
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