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Zaki affirms unity with Hamas and Jihad, advocating terror; Palestinian Authority figures endorse 'all means' resistance against Israel.

Lack of praise from the PA for Sinwar, but vows to continue to pursue goal of ‎destruction of Israel

PA criticism of Hamas and Iran: They are using "Palestinian blood for their own benefit and not for the benefit of Palestine"

PA still seeking unity with Hamas

Palestinians brag of superiority over Iran to kill Israelis

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "We in the PLO understand that we are like the father or mother of the child. We cannot wish anything but all the best for our people or our Palestinian factions, regardless of what their views are or..."

Abbas’ open support for Hamas exemplifies advisor’s teachings that terror ‎organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad are “integral parts of the Palestinian people”‎

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "[Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu derived benefit from [Oct. 7, 2023] and exploited it to carry out this plot. He attempted to eliminate the Palestinian cause in the past through the..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: What happened (i.e., Hamas' massacre and launch of terror war) was supposed to be an incentive and opportunity to rearrange the internal Palestinian cards, and not to use Palestinian blood for...

Abbas spokesman: US is cause of “chaos, wars, and instability” in the Middle East

Hamas merchants of war steal and sell humanitarian aid, PA TV reporter in Gaza, PA editorial criticism PATV

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “When Hamas carried out what happened on Oct. 7, [2023] (i.e., Hamas’ massacre and launch of terror war), it did so alone. It did not consult with anyone and did not even brief anyone, and frankly this...”

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “We must restore the national unity. We must preserve the national unity. The national unity exists. Indeed, there is disagreement between the Palestinian factions, between the PLO and Hamas and...”

Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “Hamas is part of the Palestinian people. It is part of the national and social fabric and exists in all the Palestinian territories and in all parts of the Palestinian people. The empty claim that Israel wants to eliminate Hamas is just an excuse Israel is using to extend the...”

PA wants to include Hamas because it knows Hamas is more popular

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “I have no doubt and I never had any doubt that these goals that were declared [by Hamas] are not the real goals behind the war, and they are not the real goals behind what Hamas carried out on Oct. 7,...”

Hamas, and only Hamas, is to blame for every death since Oct. 7.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “Every leadership that prioritizes its own interests, welfare, and benefit over its people’s welfare, interests, and benefit is a wretched leadership. A leadership that committed the crime of betraying...”

Palestinian Authority now fiercely critical of Hamas over October 7

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “We don’t want to exclude Hamas from the national arena, and we don’t want to uproot Hamas from the national presence. We want Hamas under the comprehensive national umbrella. We want Hamas with us,...”

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “We do not accept the uprooting of any Palestinian or any Palestinian organization, including Hamas. We insist on Hamas remaining and all the Palestinian factions remaining, but in the framework of the...”

Saudi Al-Arabiya TV host: “What is your opinion about TheNew York Times article and the survey that appears in it, according to which the Gaza Strip residents accuse the Hamas Movement for the situation from which they are suffering today (i.e., the 2023 Gaza war; see note below)?” PA Chairman...

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “The Israeli occupation forces committed an additional massacre at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip (sic., refers to Operation Arnon in which 4 Israeli hostages were freed during the...”

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “The Palestinian people did not want Oct. 7, [2023] (i.e., Hamas’ massacre), and it was not consulted with about Oct. 7, and now it wants a ceasefire and for the aggression to stop. This is the...”

The criticism, however, is not for killing Israelis or holding them hostage