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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — Many delegates walked out of the United Nations General Assembly hall on Friday in protest during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech.
In his speech at the general debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, he criticized the countries that recently announced their recognition of the State of Palestine. "Do you know what signal the leaders sent to the Palestinians by recognizing the Palestinian state this week? It's a very clear signal. Killing Jews pays," the prime minister declared.
Dozens of delegates walked out of the General Assembly hall in protest when Benjamin Netanyahu took the podium. Some delegates booed him, but others applauded.
In his speech, the prime minister accused the Palestinians of not believing in the "two-state solution." "They never believed it. They don't want a state next to Israel. They want a Palestinian state instead of Israel," he said.
"The Palestinians' persistent rejection of a Jewish state, regardless of its borders, is what has driven this conflict for over a century," said Netanyahu. Rejection of a Palestinian state "is not simply my policy or the policy of my government. It is the policy of the state and the people of the State of Israel," he declared.
Addressing world leaders via video link on Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority recognized Israel's "right to exist" back in 1988 and did so again in 1993.
"I address you today after nearly two years in which our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip have faced a genocidal war, destruction, famine, and displacement," he said. The politician condemned both the genocide being perpetrated by the "Israeli occupation forces" and the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
M. Abbas expressed gratitude to the countries that recently recognized Palestinian statehood, as well as to individuals and organizations around the world who protested in support of the rights of the Palestinian people. "We oppose the conflation of solidarity with the Palestinian cause with the problem of anti-Semitism, which we reject," he emphasized.
Earlier in September, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution endorsing the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Palestinian Question and the Implementation of the "Two-State Solution for Two Peoples." The declaration, released in late July, outlines an action-based path to a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
In recent days, Western countries such as Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and France have recognized the State of Palestine in support of the "two-state solution" of two peoples. To date, more than 150 UN member states have recognized Palestine.
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