We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces.
Meaning of the quote
Mahmoud Abbas, a Palestinian leader, explains that a country cannot be successfully built and maintained if it is falling apart into smaller, disconnected parts. For a country to work well, it needs to stay together as a unified whole, not break up into tiny, separate pieces. If a country is disintegrating, or falling apart, it will be very difficult to create a functional and stable government.
About Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas is a prominent Palestinian politician who has served as the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority since the early 2000s. He has also been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization since 2004 and is a member of the Fatah party.
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