Abbas’ advisor: “Hamas is part of the Palestinian people” but there’s only “one authority, one legal weapon, one law, and one political system”

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas is part of the Palestinian people. No one can deny this... We are all Palestinians, we are all in the Palestinian home... The door is open to everyone as Palestinians, civilians, participants in Palestinian political life, participants in all future Palestinian elections, and partners in building the Palestinian homeland, but on the basis of one authority, one legal weapon, one law, and one political system."

[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, March 4, 2025]