Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is standing firm in his refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish State.巴勒斯坦民族權力機構主席阿巴斯是屹立在他拒絕承認以色列作為一個猶太國家。 Abbas visited Egypt and Jordan for talks and was headed to Saudi Arabia when, speaking to reporters, he said阿巴斯訪問了埃及和約旦舉行會談，並前往沙特阿拉伯時，對記者發表談話，他說：

“Historically there are two states, Israel and Palestine. "在歷史上有兩個國家，以色列和巴勒斯坦。 Israel is inhabited by Jews and others.以色列是居住的猶太人和其他人。 We are willing to recognize that and nothing else.”我們願意承認，別無其他" 。

PA Prime Minister Salam Fayad said in a recent interview to Al-Arabiya TV, that壩總理薩拉姆fayad說，在最近的一次採訪中向阿拉比亞電視台，即

“Israel can call itself whatever it wants, but the Palestinians will not recognize it as a Jewish state.” "以色列可致電本身無論它想，但巴勒斯坦人將不會承認它是一個猶太人的國家" 。