Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas addressed late Sunday night for the first time U.S. president Barack Obama’s speech at the AIPAC Conference, and said that Israel must accept the Arab refugees’ right of return and even compensate them for deportation.
Abbas also noted that, despite Netanyahu’s statements against negotiations with the Palestinian Authority when Hamas is an integral part of it, “Hamas is part of the Palestinian people” and is an active opposition member in accordance with democratic rules.