Abbas’ advisor libels Israel: True goal since beginning of occupation 75 years ago is to push civilians to emigrate
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The true goal of the [Israeli] aggression against the Gaza Strip (i.e., the 2023 Gaza war) is to push the civilians to emigrate. The attempt to empty the Gaza Strip of its residents is preparation for eliminating the Palestinian cause. Afterwards, if they succeed at this, Heaven forbid, they will move on to the West Bank… The issue did not begin on Oct. 7 [2023] (i.e., Hamas' massacre and launch of terror war)… The issue is more than 75 years old (i.e., dating from the establishment of Israel)… What can the world expect of a people that has been living under occupation for more than 100 years… That we will confront the occupation (i.e., Israel) and the settlers with flowers? ... The Palestinian resistance is a legal right for the entire Palestinian people like [it is] for every people that lives under occupation."
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Facebook page, Jan. 5, 2024]