MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to him, the issue of terrorism and radicalism is associated with the Palestinian issue, and until it is resolved, international violence will be impossible to stop.
“If the world wants to find a solution to the Middle East, then gather at an international conference… we will work on a solution and put an end to the problem,” Abbas said, speaking at a press conference in Bethlehem.
In the long-standing conflict between Israel and Palestine, Palestinians seek recognition of their independent state, proclaimed in 1988, on the territories of West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
Most of the areas claimed by the State of Palestine were seized by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. The Israeli government refuses to recognize Palestine as an independent political and diplomatic entity. Israel has continued to build settlements in the occupied territories, prompting condemnation from the United Nations.
