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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
PA’s Abbas voices confidence Trump will back Palestinian aspirations for statehood
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Donald Trump on his US presidential election victory, expressing confidence he will support Palestinians’ “legitimate aspirations” for statehood.
“We are confident that the United States will support, under your leadership, the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people,” Abbas says in a statement carried by the official PA news agency WAFA, reaffirming what he calls the Palestinian commitment to “the pursuit of freedom, self-determination and statehood, in accordance with international law.”
Palestinian President Abbas CongratulatesPresident-Elect Trump pic.twitter.com/NRh86aXsNB
— Dr. Bishara A. Bahbah (@BahbahBishara) November 6, 2024
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