The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad has denounced statements issued by Palestinian parties including the Palestinian Authority presidency which aims to justify the extermination of Palestinian people and hold the Palestinian resistance responsible for Israel’s crimes.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the PA accused Hamas of being “a partner in bearing responsibility for the tragedies and calamities befalling the Palestinian people at the hands of the [Israeli] occupation forces,” while leader of the Fatah movement, Munir Al-Jaghoub, demanded the Al-Qassam Brigades “stop hiding behind civilians in Gaza.”
These positions and statements came hours after the Israeli occupation committed a massacre in Mawasi Khan Yunis, south of Gaza, killing 90 civilians, half of them women and children, and wounding 300 others.
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The Popular Conference affirmed in a statement received by Quds Press yesterday that “the [Israeli] occupation and its supporters bear full responsibility for the Palestinians’ tragedy and the ongoing massacres and crimes committed against them.”
It considered holding the Palestinian resistance responsible for the Israeli occupation’s massacres “shameful and unacceptable in any way”, adding that such statements are “consistent with the [Israeli] occupation’s propaganda”.
“The criminal occupation does not need any pretexts to carry out its aggression, and its crimes are continuing on a daily basis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank and have not stopped, and they do not distinguish between one Palestinian and another,” it added.
The Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad is a forum co-founded by Palestinians across the world.
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