“I was told I’ll pay a heavy price for my foolish behavior,” said Abbas, but “I do not have much longer to live and I will not go down as a traitor. It’s either dying like martyrs or flying the Palestinian flag on the walls of Jerusalem.”
The PA leader said that he would also turn to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad for help in defeating the U.S. plan, the sources said.
Fatah released a statement on Monday calling the United States the “main partner in the occupation” and Trump’s actions “repugnant.”
“We do not have to wait for any theatrical declaration of the U.S. government’s position – the main partner in the occupation,” said the statement. “Trump’s actions are repugnant and we will resist them with every legitimate measure.”
Also on Monday, Abbas instructed PA security forces not to prevent clashes between Arab rioters and Israeli troops in Judea and Samaria, just two days before a “Day of Rage” which has been planned for Wednesday in response to the expected release on Tuesday of the U.S. plan.