Friday, September 26, 2014

Abbas describes Israeli Gaza war as "genocide"

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has described Israel's recent war in Gaza as "genocide."

In a speech to the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Abbas called for a UN-backed timetable for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land captured in the 1967 war.

Speaking through a translator, he described Israeli settlers as "racist and armed gangs," and lashed out at the recent Israeli offensive against Hamas.

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