Abbas
Unilaterally Disengages from Oslo Accords Despite U.S. Pressure
by IPT News • Sep 30, 2015 at
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The Palestinian Authority (PA) no longer adheres to the 1993 Oslo
Accords, President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Wednesday in an address to the United
Nations General Assembly, eliciting a swift rebuttal from the Israeli
government.
Abbas blamed the Jewish state for fuelling hostilities in Jerusalem and
declared that Israel must "fully assume all its responsibilities as an
occupying power ... our patience for a long time has come to an end."
However, the Israeli government was quick to denounce Abbas' accusations
as "deceitful."
In response, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Abbas' speech misrepresented reality and
contributed to further incitement of violence against Israelis.
"Abu Mazen's [Abbas] speech was filled with falsehoods that will
only promote incitement and disaster in the Middle East," a statement
from Netanyahu's office said.
"Unlike the Palestinians, Israel preserves the status quo on the
Temple Mount and will continue to do so, based on agreements with Jordan
and the Wakf," the statement said.
Abbas has rejected Netanyahu's calls for new direct negotiations, which
"is the best proof that his face is not turned in the direction of
peace."
Last week, Abbas glorified Palestinians fighting Israelis in Jerusalem
and encouraged Palestinians to prevent Jews from entering
the Al-Aqsa mosque by any means necessary.
"The Al-Aqsa [Mosque] is ours... and they have no right to defile
it with their filthy feet. We will not allow them to, and we will do
everything in our power to protect Jerusalem... We bless every drop of
blood that has been spilled for Jerusalem, which is clean and pure blood,
blood spilled for Allah, Allah willing. Every martyr (Shahid) will
reach Paradise, and everyone wounded will be rewarded by Allah," Abbas
said in a speech, segments of which were aired on official PA TV
and posted on his website.
Before Wednesday's speech, reports indicated Abbas would not make any dramatic
policy announcements. An adviser hinted that American pressure deterred
Abbas from announcing Palestine as a state "under Israeli
occupation."
Nevertheless, Abbas went ahead with the unilateral declaration in violation
of previous understandings that underpinned relations between Israel and
the Palestinian Authority since 1993.
Netanyahu is scheduled to speak at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday
and is expected to counter many of Abbas' inflammatory points from
Wednesday's address.
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