‘We must adopt an Arab plan to end the war’: PA President Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has now also addressed the Arab League summit in Baghdad. Here are some of his remarks: Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank “are all part of a complete imperial enterprise [aimed] at undermining our efforts for establishing our independent state”. We need support from “the Arab states, the US administration and the [UN] Security Council to stand up to this imperial enterprise”. “[We must] adopt an Arab plan to end the war, establish peace, including the following: first, a permanent ceasefire, immediate release of all Palestinian detainees and Israeli captives, and the unconditional delivery of relief aid, in addition to the total withdrawal by the Israeli occupation forces from the Gaza Strip.” Hamas and all other factions should “lay down and hand over their arms to the Palestinian Authority, the sole representative of the Palestinian people”. An international conference should “be convened in Egypt for the implementation of the reconstruction plan in the Gaza Strip”. We want an immediate end to Israel’s “confiscation, annexation and change of the historic and legal status in the Holy sites in Jerusalem”. We want “the establishment of the Palestinian state on the Palestinian territories with full recognition by the world community”. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #aljazeeraenglish #aljazeeralivenews #MahmoudAbbas #ArabLeagueSummit #BaghdadSummit #PalestinianState #GazaCeasefire #IsraeliOccupation #JerusalemStatus #ArabSupport #UNInvolvement #GazaReconstruction