Op-ed in official PA daily: “This is a conflict between the original Palestinian residents and sons of the land and those who have not ceased their invasions”
Excerpt of an op-ed by Muwaffaq Matar, a Fatah Revolutionary Council member and regular columnist for the official PA daily
Headline: “Al-Azhar, the Jews, peace – the three lessons of Mahmoud Abbas”
“Our conflict is not with the Jews, but rather with the colonialists who for hundreds of years have exploited the problem of the Jews that was forced on them in [the Jews'] countries of origin, used them, led them, and involved them in conflicts, when they [the colonialists] were their emperors, rulers, leaders, and commanders on the ground.
The conflict is not only over land, rule, or a political entity, but rather over existence. This is a conflict between the original Palestinian residents and sons of the land and those who have not ceased their invasions under all kinds of flags.”
Headline: “Al-Azhar, the Jews, peace – the three lessons of Mahmoud Abbas”
“Our conflict is not with the Jews, but rather with the colonialists who for hundreds of years have exploited the problem of the Jews that was forced on them in [the Jews'] countries of origin, used them, led them, and involved them in conflicts, when they [the colonialists] were their emperors, rulers, leaders, and commanders on the ground.
The conflict is not only over land, rule, or a political entity, but rather over existence. This is a conflict between the original Palestinian residents and sons of the land and those who have not ceased their invasions under all kinds of flags.”