Abbas’ advisor: “Abbas [has not said] one word against Hamas… Hamas is part of the Palestinian people”
Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “Since the start of the [Israeli] aggression (i.e., Israeli counter-terror operation against Hamas), has anyone heard from us? From the [PA] leadership, from [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas to the last of the people in the Palestinian leadership – has anyone heard from us one word...”