Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas responds to US President Donald Trump's proposal for controlling Gaza, relocating its residents, says idea is a 'gross violation of international law.' Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday responded to US President Donald Trump's proposal that the US control Gaza and encourage permanent emigration of its residents. "We will never allow harm to our nation's rights, for which we have fought for many decades, and for which we have sacrificed much to fulfill," he said.
"These statements express a gross violation of international law, and the peace and stability in the region will not be accomplished without the founding of a Palestinian state with eastern Jerusalem as its capital, within the borders of June 4, 1967, on the basis of a two-state solution."
"The Palestinians' legitimate rights are not up for negotiation, and the Palestine Liberation Organization is the legitimate and only representative of the Palestinian nation, and no one else has the right to make decisions about the future of the Palestinian nation." (Read More)
