Donald Trump thanks Mahmoud Abbas for concern after assassination attempt
Trump extended a notably friendly gesture to Abbas ahead of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who wants to marginalize the Palestinian leader
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The Palestinian Authority president had accused Israel of committing “50 Holocausts,” a statement that left him vulnerable to charges in a country that strictly punishes Holocaust relativism
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Fast Forward Paris mayor revokes Mahmoud Abbas’ top honor after he spreads Holocaust falsehoods
"With manifest will, you denied the genocide of the Jewish populations of Europe by the Nazi regime and its allies," Anne Hidalgo wrote to the Palestinian leader
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Fast Forward The Holocaust wasn’t fueled by antisemitism, Hitler hated Jews for their money, says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
Speaking at a conference, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas voiced an antisemitic justification for Hitler and the Nazis
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Opinion Palestinians aren’t fooled by Abbas flip-flopping on the Holocaust
Abbas’ Holocaust remarks were a desperate stunt to revive his collapsed popularity
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Opinion Mahmoud Abbas’ comments about the Holocaust are abhorrent. Here’s what we should learn from them
Abbas' accusation that Israel committed '50 Holocausts' is dangerous revisionist history
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Opinion Memo to Abbas: Biden is not going to solve the Palestinians’ problems
As President Joe Biden was sworn into office last week, the octogenarian President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, hastened to issue a warm congratulatory statement, emphasizing his readiness for “a comprehensive and just peace process.” He sent a similar but more detailed letter to Biden’s team in November, offering to make several concessions in…
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Culture Mahmoud Abbas Plans To Reprint An Iraqi-Israeli Jew’s Tale Of Displacement
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants Arab leaders to know about the historical plight of Arab Jewry. To educate them, he’s reviving a forgotten piece of the Israeli Arab canon — though it’s likely a text he misread. On November 16, at his headquarters in Ramallah, Abbas met with members of the late…
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