"But no one, not Abbas nor any UN official, is entitled to strip Palestinians of their fundamental right to resistance and self-defense"

"This consensus has been expressed in numerous UN General Assembly resolutions, including resolution 3246 of 29 November 1974 which “strongly condemns” all governments which do not recognize “the right to self-determination and independence of peoples under colonial and foreign domination and alien subjugation, notably the peoples of Africa and the Palestinian people.” "But no one, not Abbas nor any UN official, is entitled to strip Palestinians of their fundamental right to resistance and self-defense."