Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the leaders of various Palestinian factions to unite in opposition to “barbaric Israeli aggression.”
The name got here throughout a closed-door assembly of the factions within the Egyptian coastal metropolis of El Alamein on Sunday, mentioned Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt Diab Allouh.
Noting that it’s inevitable for all Palestinians to imagine nationwide duty in opposition to the continuing “barbaric aggression of Israel,” Abbas mentioned.
“We must ensure our national unity to fight against the occupation, which targets our rights and sanctities as well as our existence,” he added.
“The coup d’etat (staged by Hamas in the Gaza Strip) in 2007 and the division that befell us after must end,” mentioned Abbas.
He pressured that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is the “sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.”
Abbas suggested all events to not be hesitant towards the PLO and its nationwide political agenda, praising the group for paving the way in which for the nation to have the ability to change into a full-time social gathering to 130 worldwide agreements and establishments.
He underlined that the battle to change into a full member of the U.N. will proceed.
He pressured that one of many primary rules that may make sure the unity of Palestine is to “adhere to international legitimacy and peaceful popular resistance,” noting they’ve resorted to varied phases of resistance to date, and in as we speak’s circumstances, it could be greatest for the Palestinians to proceed their battle “peacefully.”
He accused Israel of stopping elections from happening and referred to as on the worldwide neighborhood, together with the U.S. and the European Union, to place strain on Israel on the difficulty.
Great difficulties
The events will talk about “developments in Palestine, the restoration of national unity, and ways to end divisions in the shadow of the great difficulties facing the Palestinian issue,” Egypt’s official news company MENA reported.
During preliminary talks held Saturday, the leaders of the Palestinian teams pressured that choices must be made to strengthen nationwide unity and assist the resistance of the individuals within the face of Israeli assaults.
The Palestinian teams additionally emphasised that their ranks must be strengthened as a part of the PLO.
Hamas spokesman Hazim Qassim advised Anadolu Agency (AA) they had been holding talks with many of the Palestinian teams to arrange the bottom for the assembly to finish efficiently and with a ensuing assertion appropriate for all events.
He mentioned the talks are an try and develop the widespread areas between the Palestinian teams and attain a consensus that may end in sensible steps.
Fehmi Sahin, political chief of the Palestinian People’s Party, advised AA on Saturday that the assembly would give attention to “strengthening and expanding the role of the PLO, the functional role of the Palestinian Authority, and the strategy of resistance to be developed against Israel and its crimes.”
He expressed hope for all events to search out widespread floor.
Attendees ought to put apart disagreements and give attention to the battle in opposition to occupation and supporting the individuals’s resistance, he mentioned.
Some Palestinian teams together with the Islamic Jihad Movement (PIJ), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) and the Vanguard for the Popular Liberation War – Lightning Forces (As-Sa’iqa) have introduced that they won’t participate within the assembly as a result of they suppose it would “fail.”
On July 10, Abbas introduced the extraordinary assembly of Palestinian teams’ common secretaries in Egypt.
Earlier final week, Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted Palestinian President Abbas and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh for a uncommon assembly within the capital Ankara.
The assembly in Egypt is predicted to deal with the risks and challenges going through the Palestinian trigger following a 48-hour assault by Israel earlier this month on the Jenin refugee camp within the occupied West Bank.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
