One hundred and eight years ago, British colonialism issued its infamous declaration — granting what it did not own to those who did not deserve — paving the way for the birth of a usurping entity founded on dispossession and discrimination, and igniting one of the longest human tragedies in modern history.

President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a “constitutional declaration,” adding to a series of decrees aimed at restructuring the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in a manner that shifts control from one individual to another.

Palestinians in the Diaspora Welcome Gaza Ceasefire, Call for Unity to Ensure Its Implementation and End the Siege

The Committee acknowledged that the New York Declaration contained some positive elements, including broader international recognition of the State of Palestine and condemnation of Israel’s aggression against Gaza.