ABBAS : WE SHALL NOT REMAIN HOSTAGE TO AGREEMENTS DISREGARDED BY ISRAEL

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Ramallah, 2 Muharram/15 October 2015 (MINA) – President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday said Palestinians will uphold the political, national and legal struggle and will not remain hostage to agreements disregarded by Israel.

Abbas addressed the Palestinian people in a televised speech and said “The Aggressive and growing Israeli attack
against our people, land, and holy places undermine peace and stability. This attack threatens to ignite the fuse
of a religious war, which will burn everything, not only in the region, perhaps even in the entire world.”

He urged that the recent development be met with immediate intervention from the international community before it
is too late, Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA) quoted Palestinian News Agency WAFA as reporting.

Abbas said Palestinians will never agree to change the status quo in Al-Aqsa Mosque and will not agree to any Israeli plan, which aims to undermine the sacredness of and the site’s Islamic identity.

He affirmed that no peace shall prevail until the Israeli occupation ends and a Palestinian state on the borders of 1967 is established with Jerusalem as its capital.

Finally, Abbas emphasized the importance of joining international treaties and organizations. He said the Palestinian Authority has prepared files on settlement activities, Gaza aggression, political prisoners and the arson attacks against the Dawabshe family and Mohammad Abu Khudeir and presented them to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

He said more files will be presented about the extrajudicial killings of Palestinians to the ICC.

Abbas concluded, “Who fears international law and sanctions must refrain from committing crimes against our people.” (T/R07/R01)

Mk’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)