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Middle East | News

Palestinian President says Jewish behavior caused the Holocaust, sparking condemnation
ByMichael Armstrong May 2, 2018May 6, 2018

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian National Council in Ramallah on Monday. (Majdi Mohammed/AP) In a speech broadcast live on Palestinian TV on Monday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivered what he called a “history lesson” in which he suggested that the Holocaust was the fault of Jews themselves. During…

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Israel | News

Netanyahu blasts Abbas over ‘anti-Semitic’ speech blaming Jews for Holocaust
ByMichael Armstrong May 2, 2018May 6, 2018

Photo-montage de portraits du Premier ministre israélien Benjamin Netanyahu (d) et du président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas AFP Friedman, Greenblatt join slew of Israeli officials condemning Abbas’ remarks Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a chorus of Israeli and American condemnations of Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, accusing him of propagating “contemptible” anti-Semitic rhetoric…

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