Hatem Abudayyeh

“That's our position. It's always been our position. We're not going to abandon the five to seven million refugees that we have.”

Hatem Abudayyeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Abudayyeh said his organization will not abandon the five to seven million Palestinian refugees.

“Our points of unity from day one included the right of return,”

Hatem Abudayyeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Abudayyeh said the new state would include a right of return for Palestinian refugees and their descendants.

“It doesn't mean that we're going to kick people out,”

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Abudayyeh said the right of return does not mean kicking out people currently living in Israel.

“Our points of unity, from the very beginning of our existence, included one democratic secular state of Palestine,”

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Abudayyeh told Fox News Digital that his organization has advocated for one democratic secular state of Palestine since its founding.

“And for decades and decades, we've been saying that...the only true solution that can bring peace and justice to all that live there is ... one democratic state,”

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Abudayyeh said the only true solution is one democratic state across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

“It just means that these folks have an internationally recognized right, and you will never get peace and justice there unless you uphold that right.”

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Abudayyeh said Palestinians have an internationally recognized right of return that must be upheld for peace.

“That's the essence of it.”

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Abudayyeh summarized his organization's position on dismantling Zionism as the essence of their stance.

“If all of our refugees, who have the internationally recognized right to return to Palestine, are able to return, and the system, the racist system is dismantled, then all the people there can live in peace and justice,”

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Abudayyeh said if Palestinian refugees return and Zionism is dismantled, all people there can live in peace and justice.

“I believe, very clearly, USPCN believes very clearly that there can be peace and justice as long as that system, that racist system of Zionism is dismantled,”

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Abudayyeh said peace and justice are possible if the racist system of Zionism is dismantled.

“They have the right to go back to the homes and lands in which they were exiled,”

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Abudayyeh explained that Palestinian refugees have the right to return to their original homes and lands.

“the racist system of Zionism is dismantled.”

Hatem Abudayyeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Abudayyeh said a democratic state can only happen if Zionism is dismantled.

“one democratic secular state of Palestine.”

Hatem Abudayyeh · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11

Abudayyeh said the new nation would be a single democratic secular state encompassing Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.