Abbas: The big jihad is construction (Ynetnews)
Palestinian leader says no compromise on Temple Mount; committed to 'two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace,' in interview with Israeli Arab newspaper
Roee Nahimas
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said that he was committed to seeing "two states" live side by side in peace, in an interview with an Israeli Arab paper on Friday. However, Abbas said that he "excluded" the division of authority over the Temple Mount.
“The big jihad is the jihad of construction. We want to rebuild our homeland from new, and we will fight for the arrival of peace. If there will be peace between us, there will peace in the whole area and in the world, because the whole world sees the Palestinian problem as the source of the conflict,” said Abbas.
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I think what he's trying to say is that construction of Palestine as a viable society is his highest priority, but given the Waqf's destructive construction, the formulation is unfortunate in context.
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