Palestinian president speaks with Macron, Blinken amid tension with Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke on the telephone with French President Emmanuel Macron and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken yesterday, amid escalating tension in the region.

“Abbas emphasised that the current escalation in the region is a result of the political impasse, the denial of the Palestinian people's legitimate right to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital...