The official spokesman for the presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeina, denied what was reported in the Israeli media, regarding what was stated in the speech of President Mahmoud Abbas, during his meeting with members of the Palestinian community in New York, on the sidelines of the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly.

Abu Rudeina said on Tuesday that the president touched on the issue of elections, affirming the official Palestinian position to hold them as soon as possible in East Jerusalem, but he did not insult anyone in his words, nor did he use any word that insulted any party.

He added that such reports issued in the Israeli media are a continuation of the fierce campaign led by the Israeli occupation authorities against the Palestinian leadership and the Palestinian narrative, which is making its way in the United States and in the world to refute the Israeli narrative.