"The Palestinian presidency stresses its condemnation and its rejection to the normalization of ties with the state of the Israeli occupation, which occupies the land of Palestine," Abbas's office said in a statement.
"No one has the right to speak on behalf of the Palestinian people and the Palestinian issue. The path to a just and comprehensive peace should be based on international law and legitimacy so as to end the Israeli occupation of the land of the State of Palestine and achieve independence for the Palestinian people in their state, with east Jerusalem as its capital - on the 1967 borders.
"The Palestinian leadership will take the necessary decisions to protect the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people."
In Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, the three principles of the Arab League were adopted in 1967: No peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and no negotiations with Israel.
Also, though the Sudanese ruler may have agreed to a deal with Israel, there is anger among he Sudanese people
Sudan's former Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, who heads the National Umma Party - the country's largest political party - denounced the deal.
"The announcement [of a deal with Israel] contradicts Sudanese national law ... and contributes to the elimination of the peace project in the Middle East and to preparing for the ignition of a new war," Mahdi said in a statement.
He said the agreement with Israel would jeopardize the authority of Sudan's transitional government, a fragile coalition of civilian and military leaders.
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