Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received a warm and extensive applause from world leaders of the United Nations General Assembly during a speech in which he hit the “genocide” of Israel in Gaza, it was ready that his party is ready to take over the security and board of the Gaza -Strip.
And after a number of European states recognized a Palestinian state last week, Abbas demanded ‘full membership in the United Nations’.
“It should be noted that we have already recognized Israel’s right in 1988 and in 1993,” Abbas said in a virtual address on Thursday. “And we still recognize this.”
The PA leader addressed the UN general meeting after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs refused to approve his visa to travel to New York’s head office, referring to support for terrorism.
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Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, speaks almost during the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on September 25, 2025. (David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg via Getty images)
Abbas said that his political party “is ready to bear full responsibility for governance and safety” of the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Authority currently manages parts of the West Bank under the Oslo chords, but its authority is limited. It formally claims Gaza as part of the Palestinian territories, but has had no control over it since 2007. Hamas has remained the actual authority there.
Abbas said that under Pa Governance “Hamas would have no control.” He said that Hamas should hand over his weapons to the PA and it stated that he did not want to rule ‘armed state’.
“We want a modern civil state that is free from violence, weapons and extremism, a state that does not respect law, human rights, human rights and in people, development, technology and education – in wars and conflicts.”
At the same time, Abbas claimed that Jerusalem is the “eternal capital” for Palestinians.
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“The dawn of freedom will arise, and the flag of Palestine will fly high in our air as a symbol of dignity, steadfastness and free of the yoke of occupation,” the president said. “Palestine belongs to us. Jerusalem is the jewel of our hearts and our eternal capital. We will not leave our home country. We will not leave our country.”
His comments came after Trump yielded a 21-point peace plan to Arabic leaders this week to bring peace to Gaza.
Separately, the UN general meeting approved a plan to implement a two -state solution to end the war.
“We are ready to collaborate with US President Donald Trump and with the Kingdom of Saudi Aarabia and France, the United Nations and all partners to implement the peace plan.”
He criticized the plans of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for what Abbas called a ‘larger Israel’.
“The Israeli Prime Minister announced a plan for what he calls Greater Israel that we reject and fully regret.”
The Netanyahu office refused to comment on the speech of the Palestinian leader.
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The comments from the Palestinian leader came when Israel deepened his offensive in Gaza City and said that the option to annex the West Bank is on the table.
Abbas denounced the violence of the settlers on the West Bank, of which he said it was increased when the Israeli forces were withdrawn.
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“The terrorism of settlers is increasing. They burn houses and fields, they upgrade trees and attack villages and attack unarmed Palestinian citizens. In fact, they killed them in broad daylight under the protection of the Israeli insert army.”
While he claimed that Israel carried out ‘genocide, destruction, hunger and displacement’, he said that the PA will reject the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7.
“These actions do not represent the Palestinian people, nor represent their just struggle for freedom and independence.”
Destroyed buildings in Gaza, seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 28, 2025. The war to eradicate Hamas has been furious since 2023. (Reuters)
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“We reject the confusion of solidarity to the Palestinian cause and the issue of anti -Semitism, something that we reject based on our values and principles,” Abbas continued.
The president noted the ineffectiveness of the UN, which often spends resolutions of convictions against Israeli action that have no real effect, and expressed that international peace negotiations did not end the war in Gaza.
“More than 1,000 resolutions at the United Nations. Not one of them has been implemented. Many efforts and many international initiatives have been made without ending this tragic situation. The Palestinian people live under the yoke of occupation.”
