Overview
- At the Quirinale on November 7, President Sergio Mattarella welcomed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and said Italy’s friendship with Palestine has recently strengthened.
- Mattarella stated that the Palestinian National Authority remains fundamental for Italy and for the international community during this intense period.
- In an interview published by Avvenire, Abbas described the 1993 Oslo Accords as a turning point that established mutual recognition and a route toward a Palestinian state including East Jerusalem.
- Abbas said successive Israeli governments hollowed out the Oslo commitments through continued colonization and refusal to implement what was signed.
- Abbas accused the current Israeli government of discriminatory practices and grave crimes in Gaza and proposed building on Oslo within a new framework backed by clear international guarantees.