Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the European Union (EU) and its member states to refrain from dealing with any Israeli government that doesn’t recognize the two-state solution on the basis of international legitimacy.

 

 

Abbas further called on Wednesday abstaining from dealing with any Israeli government that doesn’t renounce violence and terrorism.

 

 

This seems like a preemptive war against the upcoming right-wing Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

 

 

Speaking before the 4th Arab Water Conference, Abbas accused Israel of stealing Palestinian land and water.

 

 

Abbas said during a joint press conference with Latvian President Egils Levits at the presidency headquarters in Ramallah that there is a lack of an Israeli partner who believes in the two-state solution, and renounces violence and terrorism.

 

 

He highlighted that these are the principles Palestine is committed to.

 

 

The Palestinian president further urged all countries that haven’t yet recognized the State of Palestine to do so in order to protect the two-state solution and the right of the Palestinians to self-determination.

 

 

The president's demands coincided with Netanyahu’s attempts to form a right-wing government.

 

 

Meanwhile, Ziad Abu Amr, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, delivered Abbas’ speech at the 4th Arab Water Conference.

 

 

The conference was organized by Palestine at the Arab League in Cairo and held under the theme "Arab water security for life, development, and peace".

 

 

He said that the occupation state is stealing the land, and building settlements on it and is stealing the water and selling it to the Palestinians.

 

 

The Palestinian president gave the Dead Sea as an example of trespassing, noting that it is collapsing year after year.

 

 

He spoke about the consequences of the Israeli seizure of the water resources, noting that the Palestinian share stands at an average of 87 liters per day and doesn’t exceed 20 liters in some communities compared to 580 liters per day for the Israeli settler.

 

 

Abbas considered water as an “Arab national security matter” that requires a comprehensive and unified Arab strategy against the occupation.