Abu Marzouk: Recognition of Jewish state in harmony with Kerry’s plan

Political bureau member of Hamas Mousa Abu Marzouk considered that the principle of “the Jewishness of the state” is consistent with the vision of U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, for the political settlement process.

Abu Marzouk said in a press statement on Monday that the framework agreement is based on the UN Resolution of 1947 that provides for the division of Palestine between Jews and Arabs, which has been rejected by the Arab world and the Palestinians.

He stressed that to recognize the Jewishness of the state means recognizing the Jewish narrative about the conflict. It also means canceling the right of return and the right of the Palestinian people in their land, he added

The Hamas official called on all the Palestinians to work on thwarting the Framework Agreement that “aims to liquidate the Palestinian cause.”

Head of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah Mahmoud Abbas had said that it was possible that his authority will recognize “the Jewishness of the state” if this was recognized by the United Nations.

Abbas’s position was met by rejection of all Palestinian factions; some of them considered such a position as a betrayal of the Palestinian cause.

Kayed al-Ghoul, member of the politburo of the “Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine”, emphasized that the recognition of the Jewishness of the occupation state means the liquidation of the Palestinian cause and the cancellation of the right of return.

He stressed that such recognition gives credibility to the Israeli narrative and justification for all the crimes committed by the occupation over the past years.

He also warned that Israel will exploit any recognition of the Jewishness of the state to displace the Palestinians and expel them from the 1948 occupied territories.

For his part, member of the media office of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Palestine Maher Al-Jabari accused Mahmoud Abbas of betraying the Palestinian cause and people.