Supporting the current Resolution without seeking a specific retraction has effectively given Abbas the green light to pursue his racist policy.
Secondly - there is no mention in the Resolution of the recognition of the right of the Jewish people to self- determination and independence in their own State - and for good reason - since President Abbas is not prepared to countenance a Jewish State alongside the State of Palestine.
He has made this position manifestly clear on many occasions.
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On 1 December 2007 he declared:
Historically there are two states, Israel and Palestine. Israel is inhabited by Jews and others. We are willing to recognize that and nothing else.
His view was supported by his Prime Minister - Salam Fayad - who said in an interview at the time with Al-Arabiya TV, that:
Israel can call itself whatever it wants, but the Palestinians will not recognize it as a Jewish state.
On 28 August 2011 during a speech to Islamic clerics in Ramallah Abbas defiantly stated:
The international community cannot force us to recognize the nature of the Israeli state. Do not force us to recognize a Jewish state. We will not accept it.
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His statement provoked Israel's Foreign Minister Liebermann to declare:
Countries around the world must make it clear to Abbas that the only way the Palestinians will be able to have a state is by stopping their attempt to destroy the only Jewish state in the world...
Those countries around the world had their opportunity force Abbas to recognise the Jewish State before casting their votes - yet failed to do so.
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