Abbas’ advisor: Israel ”exploits” Oct. 7 massacre “to escalate their satanic attacks and plans” against the Palestinians
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “The terrorist junta ruling Israel is attempting to exploit what is happening in the Gaza Strip (i.e., Israeli counter-terror operation against Hamas) and the preoccupation of the world and the Palestinian people with the unlimited massacre against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip to escalate their satanic attacks, violations, plots, and plans against Jerusalem and against the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in particular… They are waging an unlimited war against us all, against the Palestinian people, against the Palestinian people’s holy sites, and against all the holy sites of the Islamic nation. Not only the Palestinian people is the target – if the occupation state (i.e., Israel) would succeed in eliminating the Palestinian people, Heaven forbid, the Arab and Islamic peoples will be next in line… Israel did not need what happened on Oct. 7 [2023] (i.e., Hamas’ massacre) to attack the Palestinian people, because it was already actually in an attack against the Palestinian people. However, it exploited this event, the day of Oct. 7 to escalate its aggression against the Palestinian people and obtain American and Western support.”
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Facebook page, Dec. 6, 2023]
Mahmoud Al-Habbash also serves as Supreme Shari’ah Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice.