Gaza Strip is part of the ‘State of Palestine,’ PA’s top envoy tells UN Security Council

January 21, 2025 — The Jerusalem Post reports: “Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian said the Gaza Strip was part of the ‘State of Palestine’ in a speech at the United Nations Security Council on Monday. 

‘We reaffirm in this context that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territory and that the State of Palestine holds the legal and political jurisdiction over the Strip and all occupied Palestinian territories since 1967, including East Jerusalem,’ she said. 

‘We reiterate our categorical rejection of any attempts to cut off parts of our land or displace our people, which clearly violates international law and the prohibitions established by international legitimacy.’

‘We reiterate the inevitability of adhering to our legitimate rights and our national identity that unites our people everywhere in the world, which requires the unity of our land and our people under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and the commitment of all to its political program and international obligations, and working under one system, one law, and one legitimate weapon,’ Aghabekian concluded…”  (Genesis 15:18 states: In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates  and in Joshua 1:4 we read: From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.  These verses encompass all of the land modern Israel currently possesses, plus all of the land of the Palestinians (the West Bank and Gaza), plus some of Egypt and Syria, plus all of Jordan, plus some of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Israel currently possesses only a fraction of the land God has promised.  See the next report.) 

Abbas asks Trump for assistance in establishing a Palestinian state

January 21, 2025 — Israel National News reports: “Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Monday issued an official statement congratulating US President Donald Trump on the occasion of his inauguration.

‘We are ready to work with you to achieve peace during your term, in accordance with the two-state solution, based on international legitimacy (decisions by representative institutions),’ Abbas said.

He stated that according to his vision, the diplomatic solution should lead to ‘the State of Palestine and the State of Israel living side by side in security and peace,’ emphasizing the need to ‘achieve security and stability in the region and the world.’

…Relations between Abbas and Trump soured during Trump’s first term as President. The PA chairman, angered by Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in 2018, refused to consider the Trump administration an honest broker for negotiations with Israel…”