Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received lengthy applause on Thursday when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), insisting that “we will not leave, Palestine is our homeland” and that “if someone had to leave, it would be the occupier.”
NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received lengthy applause on Thursday when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), insisting that “we will not leave, Palestine is our homeland” and that “if anyone were to leave, it would be the occupier.”
He then accused Israel of perpetrating a “full-scale war of genocide”, rejecting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that Israel has not killed civilians in Gaza. “In this case, I ask you who killed more than 15,000 children,” he said.
“Stop this crime. Stop it now. Stop killing children and women. Stop the genocide. Stop sending weapons to Israel. This madness cannot continue. The whole world is responsible for what is happening to our people,” Abbas said.
During his speech, Abbas called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israel and exclude it from the United Nations following the “genocide in Gaza.”
“We demand sanctions against Israel. Israel does not deserve to be part of this organization. I don’t know how the United States can persist in depriving us of our rights,” he said.
“Palestine will be free, despite all those who oppose it. Our people will live in the land of their fathers and grandfathers […]. The occupation will end, Abbas concluded.■
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