Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas breaks all relations with Israel and US as Arab League rejects Trump's 'deal of the century'
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says all relations, including security ties, are being cut with both countries, as Arab League rejects Trump's"deal of the century" plan.
Abbas spoke at an Arab League meeting in Cairo called after US President Donald Trump presented the "deal of the century", which is seen as staunchly favouring Israel, but offers Palestinians a pathway to a limited but splintered state. The Palestinian leader said the decision follows the US and Israel's "disavowal of signed agreements and international legitimacy".
Israel will have to "bear responsibility as an occupying power" for the Palestinian territories, Abbas said, adding that Palestinians will press ahead with their legitimate struggle using peaceful means. "I reject the so-called 'Deal of Century' and I will not go down in history as someone who vends or gives up on Jerusalem," he said.
In return, the Palestinians would be granted statehood in Gaza, scattered chunks of the occupied West Bank and some neighbourhoods on the outskirts of occupied Jerusalem, all linked together by a new network of roads, bridges and tunnels.
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