The Latest: Palestinian Leader Warns Against More Violence
- 9 years ago
The latest developments in ongoing tensions between Palestinians and Israelis following days of violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank .
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will not be "dragged" into more violence with Israel, even as a Palestinian attacker stabbed a Jewish seminary student in Jerusalem.
Abbas spoke to business leaders on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
He says he is committed to "peaceful popular resistance" though he backs protesters who recently barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque and clashed with Israeli police.
Abbas insisted the Palestinians are not interested in a further escalation.
Still, he says their "hands are with those who are protecting Al-Aqsa mosque."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will not be "dragged" into more violence with Israel, even as a Palestinian attacker stabbed a Jewish seminary student in Jerusalem.
Abbas spoke to business leaders on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
He says he is committed to "peaceful popular resistance" though he backs protesters who recently barricaded themselves inside Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque and clashed with Israeli police.
Abbas insisted the Palestinians are not interested in a further escalation.
Still, he says their "hands are with those who are protecting Al-Aqsa mosque."