Antisemitic attacks in the world are the fault of the Israeli government, claims PA TV host

PA TV “Israeli affairs expert” Fayez Abbas: “What is the reason [for antisemitic attacks]? Who caused this hatred against the Jews and the Israelis in the world? Of course, it’s the policy of [Israeli PM] Netanyahu and the fascist Israeli right-wing. When Israel launches war against the Gaza Strip (sic.) and also wants to expel residents of Jerusalem, the Israelis or the leadership of Israel can’t expect the world to stand idly by. I personally oppose the idea of assaulting a Jew just because he is a Jew, but it seems that these assaults – their reason is the policy of the Israeli government, and nothing else.”
 
When the host said “when Israel launches war against the Gaza Strip” it was a misrepresentation of Israel's self-defense against Hamas’ and Islamic Jihad’s rocket barrages. That Israel “wants to expel residents of Jerusalem” refers to the ongoing dispute over buildings in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood:

Fatah/Hamas Riot and Rocket War 2021 – On April 30, 2021, facing certain electoral defeat, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas cancelled the first PA elections scheduled in 15 years. Hamas, which expected to win the elections, denounced it as a “coup.” In need of a conflict to divert public discontent, Abbas artificially generated a crisis over Jerusalem. His Fatah party called for "raising the level of confrontation,” and Abbas' spokesman told Palestinians "the battle of all battles is here.” Jerusalem Arabs responded by attacking Jews with rocks and Molotov cocktails. Hamas, Abbas' political rival, could not allow Abbas to lead the battle, so on May 10, 2021, Hamas launched rocket barrages targeting Israeli population centers including Jerusalem. Over the next 11 days, Hamas and Islamic Jihad fired over 4,300 rockets into southern and central Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing 9 Israelis and 3 foreign nationals, and wounding hundreds. In response, Israel launched Operation Guardian of the Walls to target Hamas terror leaders and terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip. Already in mid-April, a planned eviction of some Palestinian families illegally living in Jewish-owned buildings in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem had led to clashes between Palestinian residents and Israeli police. This dispute provided Palestinians with a pretext for violent rioting. Adding to the crisis, Israeli Arabs started rioting throughout Israel, especially in cities with a mixed Jewish and Arab population. Two Jews were murdered and many were wounded. According to Walla, an independent Israeli news site, 10 synagogues were wholly or partly burned down; fires were set in 112 Jewish homes and 1 Arab home mistaken for a Jewish home; 386 Jewish homes were plundered and 673 were damaged; 849 cars were set ablaze; and there were 5,018 rock-throwing attacks. In response, Jews started attacking Arabs and their properties as well, but on a much smaller scale. No mosques were burned; 13 Arab homes were damaged; 13 Arab-owned cars were burned; and there were 41 rock-throwing attacks by Jews. [Walla, May 16, 2021] The fighting between Israel and Hamas ended with a ceasefire on May 21, 2021.