Abbas Says He Will No Longer Recognize Any Agreements with Israel

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced on July 25 that the PA will not be following any agreements with Israel from here on out.

Abbas said that the decision is in response to the Israeli government’s recent demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, which Abbas said were “a violation of international legitimacy and agreements signed between us and them, an issue that can only be identified as ethnic cleansing and a crime against humanity.” He added that the PA will establish a committee to ensure that all agreements with Israel are no longer enforced.

Abbas also offered a fig leaf to Hamas, offering to end the ongoing dispute between the Gaza terror group and Fatah, the ruling party in the West Bank.

“My hand is still extended [to Hamas] for reconciliation,” Abbas said. “I want the reconciliation.”

Israeli writer Shoshana Keats Jaskoll explained in a couple of July 22 tweets that the homes that were being demolished because they were too close to the Israeli security barrier.

Imagine being ignorant but talking anyway. Its not like you're portraying. Jewish homes have been destroyed for being illegally built & even legally built ones for peace! Over 8000 Jews lost their homes to try & give Palestinian self determination & we got a terror base in return https://t.co/hsDpMw7j9v

— Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll (@skjask) July 23, 2019

These buildings were built against military orders 8 years ago. The Supreme Court ordered them taken down. 11 if the 13 buildings are empty. No one had to lose their homes if they'd built where IDF said was far enough from barrier.

— Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll (@skjask) July 23, 2019

Hi Ben, the homes were illegally built next to a security barrier that had to be enacted because of Palestinian terrorist attacks which continue to be rewarded by PA leadership—something you did nothing to stop. That same leadership made it illegal to rent land to Jews. https://t.co/F5yVvapl4L

— Sean Durns (@SeanDurns) July 22, 2019

Jewish Virtual Library has a list of agreements between Israel and the Palestinians and the instances in which the Palestinians have violated them here.