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He added more insults to injuries saying he's a refugee from Safed. As a young boy, he was forcibly expelled but won't return. That's his choice, but suggesting Palestinians sacrifice their inviolable right is unconscionable.
"Palestine for me is the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as the capital. This is Palestine. I am a refugee. I visited Safed before once. But I want to see Safed. It's my right to see it, but not to live there.""I live in Ramallah. The West Bank and Gaza is Palestine. Everything else is Israel."
He's "ready to return to negotiations," he added. Unexplained was that Israel doesn't negotiate. It demands. Equitable agreements aren't possible.
Abbas surrenders rights he should fight for. Never on his watch or earlier as a corrupted Fatah official. Those around him have the same cross to bear.
They're fully responsible for Palestinian suffering. They're guilty by collaborating shamelessly with Israel against their own people. They say one thing and do another.
They govern with iron fist authority. They crack down harshly on resisters. Fundamental rights are denied. Palestinians wanting to live free have no friend in Abbas or other Fatah rogues.
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh denounced Abbas for his comments. He called them "extremely dangerous." They contradict fundamental international law and Palestinian rights.
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