Member of the Fatah Central Committee Abbas Zaki described the Oslo Accords as a process of "political decline," saying the agreement signed with Israel in 1993 ended with the death of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat in 2004.
Zaki said that the Palestinian Authority must end, now and forever, anything related to Oslo, which Israel uses as it pleases.
In an interview with the Arab World News agency, the official called for restoring the role of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as a basic reference for the Palestinian people through elections for a national council and a new leadership with a determined strategy.
He stressed that the Israeli government led by the extreme right, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, wants to resolve and not manage the conflict with the Palestinians, reiterating that "all Israeli racist attempts are failed and hopeless in the face of the steadfastness of the Palestinian people."
The official pointed out that the right and left Israelis believed for 75 years that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and that the West Bank is the Promised Land.
He described Israel as the enemy of the Palestinian people, the whole nation, and humanity.
Zaki called on the Palestinian leadership to develop a comprehensive and integrated strategy to confront Israel and its Zionist project.
- Distortion of power
The Fatah member saw that Israel wanted to distort the image Palestinian Authority by claiming it was bankrupt.
He admitted that the PA was going through a significant economic crisis, preventing it from fulfilling its obligations, including paying total salaries, but asserted that the situation does not affect the work of the Authority and its institutions.
Zaki said that only five percent of the Palestinian people support peace with Israel, while 95 percent reject it.
Addressing the role of the security services in protecting the Palestinians from settler attacks in the West Bank, he stressed that the members of the security services need a political decision.
- People's cause
At the same time, Zaki stressed the necessity of having the will and capabilities of the Palestinian people to confront the Israeli plan, represented by the annexation and settlement process announced by the Netanyahu government.
He warned that it was not permissible for some factions to hide in their homes while citizens and resistance fighters took to the streets to repel the attacks of the occupation army and its settlers.
Zaki explained that some factions carry out "seasonal attacks" against the Israeli army, firing two or three missiles to be part of the movement.
He asserted that the Palestinian cause is not a specific faction's issue but a significant people's cause.
Zaki said that most Islamic Jihad and Hamas members were from the Fatah movement, calling on all Palestinian factions to put Israel as the number one enemy and avoid internal disagreements.
The Fatah official considered that the Palestinian reconciliation had stalled after the Algiers announcement, denying that any meeting had recently brought together leaders from his movement with Hamas.
