PA officials: Israel will “disappear,” refugees will return “to our cities in the 1948 territories”
Tulkarem District Deputy Governor Faisal Salameh: “Our people will continue to stand firm and be connected to its land until the disappearance of the occupation (i.e., Israel) and its settlers … Allah willing, next year… we will celebrate the establishment of the independent Palestinian state whose capital is holy Jerusalem, the return of the refugees, and the freedom of our prisoners (i.e., terrorists), which is at the top of the national priorities of the Palestinian leadership.”
Nablus District Governor Ghassan Daghlas: “We, from the Palestinian leadership headed by [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas, to the youngest Palestinian child, have only one message: We will never forget, we will never forgive, and we will yet return to our land, Allah willing.”
Chairman of the Popular Committee for Services Provision in the Balata refugee camp Imad Zaki: “Even if only one child will remain in Palestine, in the refugee camps, we are determined to return to our cities and villages in the 1948 territories (i.e., Israel), Allah willing.”
[Official PA TV News, May 12, 2026]