Palestine's Abbas stresses need to implement decisions against Israel, U.S.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Sunday the need to implement decisions against Israel, the U.S. and the Islamic Hamas movement.

Abbas was speaking during a meeting at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah with the Advisory Council of his Fatah Party.

The official Palestinian news agency WAFA quoted Abbas as saying that "the Palestinian political and diplomatic work goes on to stop the (Israeli) occupation against our people and our land."

"It's necessary to implement the decisions of the Central Council of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which has been taken regarding the relations with Israel, the U.S. and Hamas," said Abbas.

The U.S. administration decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last year and moved the U.S. Embassy in Israel to the city in May.

This year, U.S. President Donald Trump made a series of decisions such as the closure of the PLO office in Washington and the cessation of financial support for Palestinians as well as the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

Two days ago, Abbas threatened to take decisions, including the dissolution of the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Legislative Council.

(Cover: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 73rd session of the General Assembly at the UN in New York, September 27, 2018. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Xinhua News Agency