Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Thursday as saying that he plans to “drop a bombshell” at the end of his speech during the United Nations General Assembly session at the end of this month.
“I will drop a bombshell at the end of my speech, but I’m not going to reveal now the nature of this bombshell,” Abbas told the London-based Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper.
Abbas’s remarks sparked a wave of speculation about his intention.
Some Palestinians predicted that he would either announce his resignation or the cancellation of the Oslo Accords with Israel.
In recent years, Abbas has repeatedly threatened to step down or abrogate all agreements with Israel.
But in the past few months, some of Abbas’s close confidants have made it clear that he has plans to retire before the end of the year. Some claimed that Abbas would use the UN General Assembly podium to announce his resignation.
Palestinian political analysts belittled Abbas’s latest “bombshell” threat and pointed out that Palestinians have become accustomed to hearing this type of rhetoric from the PA president.
Analyst Hani al-Masri said that Abbas should focus on “reorganizing the Palestinian home” instead of issuing threats to quit. “The talk about surprises does not benefit the Palestinians now,” al-Masri said, referring to Abbas’s threat to drop a bombshell. “If he wants to resign, that’s his right. But he should reorganize the Palestinian home before he leaves to avoid anarchy.”
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