PA Chairman Abbas: "If all of you [Arab States] will fight Israel, we are in favor. Palestinians will not fight alone because they don't have the a

Itamar Marcus/Nan Jacques Zilberdik
Palestinian Media Watch
07 July '10

The official Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, reports that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said that he supports negotiations with Israel today because it is the only option. However, as to the military option, Abbas said: "If you [Arab states] want war, and if all of you will fight Israel, we are in favor. But the Palestinians will not fight alone because they don't have the ability to do it."

The PA daily reports that Abbas said this at a meeting with writers and journalists in the home of the Palestinian Ambassador to Jordan.

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