Abbas’ advisor: “It [Israel] was called Palestine, it is called Palestine, and it will be called Palestine”
Image and text posted on the Facebook page of Abbas’ advisor, Supreme Shari’ah Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice Mahmoud Al-Habbash
The image shows the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel together with the PA areas, with districts of Mandatory Palestine labeled in Arabic and English.
Posted text: “It was called Palestine, it is called Palestine, and it will be called Palestine until the promise of Allah arrives”
This apparently refers to Al-Habbash’s interpretation of “the final promise”; see note below –Ed.
Text on top left of image in Arabic and English:
“The Governorates division in Palestine (sic., Mandatory Palestine) before 1948”
Text on bottom right of image: “Palestinian National Information Center – PNIC
Palestinian [official PA] news and information agency WAFA”