AMMAN — Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas said
in a conference to the
UN on Monday on the occasion of commemorating the Nakba
that the UK and the US bear direct political and moral responsibility for the
catastrophe of the Palestinian people.
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They bear this responsibility, he added, seeing as they
decided to advance colonial goals.
Refute to the Zionist narrativeThe event, added Abbas, is the first refutation of the
Zionist narrative that denies the Nakba.
Abbas also urged the UN to ensure Israel respect the
organization’s decisions or suspend its membership.
The
Balfour Declaration, a statement issued by the British
government in 1917 to announce its support for the establishment of a national
home for the Jewish people in Palestine, said Abbas was the promise given to
those who did not have a right to that land.
First-time eventMarking 75 years of the Nakba, the UN commemorated the
catastrophic expulsion of Palestinians from their homes by having
Abbas represent Palestine for the first time in history, and in accordance with the
mandate granted by the General Assembly.
The anniversary sheds light on the world’s longest growing
refugee crisis and sets as a reminder that more than 5.9 million Palestinian
refugees have been registered by the
UNRWA and are still living in conflict,
violence, and under illegal Israeli occupation.
The UN has taken a commitment to find a just and lasting
solution to the plight of the Palestinian people with its members and observers
who were invited to attend the events as well as the intergovernmental and
civil society organizations, as well as in support of the public.
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