Abbas’ UNGA address overlooked sanctions and Palestinian elections: Mustafa Barghouti

Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, described Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s address to the UN General Assembly as compelling in its condemnation of Israel’s crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. However, he said the speech failed to address three major issues:
The US’s exclusion of Palestinian representatives – Abbas and other Palestinian parties were denied the right to participate in person at the UN gathering in New York, which Barghouti called “an act of collective punishment.”
The status of the Beijing declaration – a national unity agreement signed in July 2024 by 14 Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah.
The need for sanctions on Israel – Barghouti stressed that international recognition alone is insufficient; Palestinian civil society and other pro-Palestine groups are demanding sanctions to deter Israel’s ongoing actions.

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