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Abbas Uses Fatah Speech to Reject U.S. Plan
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Pinhas Inbari - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a speech to the Fatah Revolutionary Council on March 9, pledging that he had no intention of betraying the values of the movement. Fahmi Zaarir, vice-chairman of the Council, stated on Radio Palestine on March 11 that Abbas remains faithful to Fatah's founding principles. "Everyone knows what these principles are: Palestine's borders from the Jordan River to the 1967 lines and no compromise regarding all of Jerusalem based on the '67 lines." Regarding refugees, Abbas spoke of the "right of return" of all refugees into the State of Israel itself. Abbas repeated emphatically that he would under no circumstances accept the "Jewish state" principle and that he would bring any agreement - if one was reached - to the entire Palestinian people, wherever they may be, for their approval. On the eve of the Council's official opening, Abbas reportedly revealed to the Fatah leadership that he would come to Obama with a decision "not to accept American pressure," a position that won unanimous approval. Abbas said that he would agree to an extension of the peace negotiations only if its outcome is known in advance.