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Mahmoud Abbas — Address to the 78th UN General Assembly, 21 September 2023 (official English text)
Arabic 
Palestine 2023-09-21
Politician: Mahmoud Abbas
Original source: https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/78/ps_en.pdf
Content
Once again, I come to you carrying the cause of my people, who are struggling for freedom and independence, to remind you of the tragedy caused by the Nakba since seventy-five years ago […].
[…] we still maintain hope that your esteemed organization will be able to implement its resolutions demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of our territory and the realization of the independence of the fully sovereign State of Palestine, with East Jerusalem as its capital, on the borders of the 4th of June 1967, as well as resolving the issue of Palestine refugees […] especially General Assembly Resolution 194 (III) […].
Why isn't it subjected to serious accountability, why are sanctions not imposed on it for ignoring and violating international resolutions, as is the case with other countries? Why practice double standards when it comes to Israel? […]
[…] I also call on the States that have not yet recognized the State of Palestine to declare their recognition and for the State of Palestine to be admitted to full membership in the United Nations.
Our people defend their homeland and their legitimate rights, through peaceful popular resistance as a strategic option for self-defense, and to liberate the land from a colonial occupation that does not believe in peace […]. We will continue our resistance to this brutal occupation until it is defeated from our land.
[…] All that remains for us is to hold democratic general elections, as conducted in 1996, 2005, and 2006. But the Israeli government is obstructing this by its decision to prevent elections from being held in East Jerusalem […]. How to cite this document
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(Abbas, 2023) Abbas, M.. (2023). Mahmoud Abbas — Address to the 78th UN General Assembly, 21 September 2023 (official English text) [Original language: AR]. gadebate.un.org. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/78/ps_en.pdf
Abbas, Mahmoud. 2023. "Mahmoud Abbas — Address to the 78th UN General Assembly, 21 September 2023 (official English text)." [Original language: AR] gadebate.un.org. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://gadebate.un.org/sites/default/files/gastatements/78/ps_en.pdf.
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