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September 25, 2025 UN
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly via video link on Thursday, saying his people are experiencing "genocide, destruction, famine and displacement" as a result of the Israeli military's war in Gaza.
He noted that over the course of nearly two years of fighting, more than 220,000 Palestinians, most of them women, children, and the elderly, have been killed or wounded, while two million have been pushed to the brink of starvation due to the blockade. He added that more than 80 percent of homes, schools, hospitals, churches, mosques, and infrastructure in Gaza have been destroyed.
"What Israel is doing is not just aggression, it is a war crime and a crime against humanity," Abbas said, calling it "one of the most horrific chapters of the humanitarian tragedy of the 20th and 21st centuries."
He also highlighted the rise in settler violence and the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank as part of the "Greater Israel" strategy, which, he said, threatens to "divide the West Bank," "isolate occupied Jerusalem," and "undermine the two-state solution." Religious sites in Jerusalem, Hebron, and Gaza have also suffered destruction, citing attacks on mosques, churches, and cemeteries.
Condemnation of the events of October 7
Abbas condemned the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israeli civilians, stressing that these actions "do not represent the Palestinian people and their just struggle for freedom and independence."
He stated that Gaza is an integral part of the Palestinian state and the Palestinian Authority is ready to assume full responsibility for its governance and security based on the principle of "one state, one law and one legitimate security force."
"We do not seek a militaristic state," he told world leaders, describing his vision of a "modern and democratic" Palestine based on the rule of law, a peaceful transfer of power, respect for human rights, and the empowerment of youth and women.
An appeal to the international community
Addressing the international community, President Abbas expressed regret that more than a thousand UN resolutions on Palestine remain unimplemented, despite the fact that the Palestinian leadership has supported peace agreements and recognized Israel since the 1993 agreements.
He accused Israel of "systematically" undermining those agreements, noting that the Palestinians had fulfilled their obligations, including renouncing violence and reforming national institutions.
Abbas welcomed the results of the meeting held in New York this week high-level conferences, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia. He expressed gratitude to the growing number of countries recognizing Palestine and called on others to follow their example and support Palestine's full membership in the UN.
He stressed Palestine's readiness to cooperate with the United States, Saudi Arabia, France, the United Nations and all partners in implementing the peace plan adopted this week, adding that "peace cannot be achieved without justice, and there will be no justice without the liberation of Palestine."
Palestinians, he said, will never give up their homeland and their rights.
"No matter how long the suffering, it will not break our will to live and survive," Abbas declared. "The dawn of freedom will rise, and the Palestinian flag will soar in our skies as a symbol of dignity and resilience."
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