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Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The war (Hamas' Oct. 7 war on Israel) was one-sided. Israel is trying to market an illusion that there was a war between two armies, between two equal groups. This is not true and not realistic. The Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip are all civilians. Although there are..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas, with these rebellious and ISIS-like ideas and these illegal acts, is providing the occupation (i.e., Israel) with what it wanted to achieve. The occupation wants the Palestinian people divided,..."

The PA/Fatah/PLO have never been even close to ostracizing Hamas or other terrorist factions.

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The Israeli occupation wanted what happened on Oct. 7, [2023] (i.e., Hamas' massacre and launch of terror war). It completely wanted this and perhaps even strived for it, because it wanted the result..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The reality is that there is unilateral [Israeli] aggression against an unarmed people who is being killed every day (i.e., Oct. 7 war). They [Gazans] are nothing more than unarmed civilians,..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas speaks one language and acts in another language in practice through its connection first and foremost with the Muslim Brotherhood and its adherence to the Muslim Brotherhood's plan, which wants..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Between Netanyahu's desire to stay in power and Hamas' desire to control the Gaza Strip illegally and contrary to national norms, the Palestinian people find themselves between the rock of the..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The ones who bear responsibility for all the accumulating disasters in the Gaza Strip are first and foremost the US and Israel... The US doesn't need to consult with Israel, it commands Israel..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "On Oct. 7, [2023,] everyone praised [it] and cheered as if we had liberated Jerusalem, [but] things are not achieved this way. Things are judged by their results and consequences… Oct. 7 was a..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Despite our intense and deep disagreements with Hamas, whether regarding its path or its internal and external political behavior, we still insist on viewing it as an integral part of the Palestinian..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The real and actual decision-making center regarding everything that is happening is in the US. The American administration is the decision-maker, without any doubt... Therefore, the US does not need..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "[Hamas'] weapon has become a disaster for the Palestinian people and it needs to disappear. We have no need for this weapon in the Gaza Strip. We don't want to hold a weapon with which we will destroy..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The ones who created this whole crisis are two parties… The Israeli occupation, which has been the cause of all the catastrophes of the Palestinian people for over 70 years, and Hamas, which caused..."

Abbas’ advisor posts a clip: Hamas failed negotiations because it is not “familiar with the Jews and their tricks

It was only the “catastrophic consequences” that made it “an illegitimate thing”

Video title: "A civilian in the Gaza Strip: Hamas gave the occupation (i.e., Israel) a golden opportunity to destroy the Gaza Strip" Unidentified Gaza citizen: "Hamas gave a golden opportunity to the Sons of Zion to continue killing. There is no health system. There is no education system, and the..."

Video title: "Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash to Al-Nile News TV: Ending the Israeli occupation is the basis for solving the region's problems, and the Arab position is the basis for international solidarity with the Palestinian cause" PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic...

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Hamas should hand everything over to the PLO… Hand over the weapons, decision-making, [Israeli] hostages, and everything related to the Gaza Strip over to the PLO... We are talking about Hamas' exit..."

Video title: "Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash calls on Hamas through Al-Mashhad TV to hand over the Gaza Strip to the PA, nullify the occupation's (i.e., Israel's) excuses, and thwart the plan to eliminate the Palestinian cause" PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations...

Video title: "Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash calls on Hamas through Al-Mashhad TV to hand over the Gaza Strip to the PA, nullify the occupation's (i.e., Israel's) excuses, and thwart the plan to eliminate the Palestinian cause" PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations...

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Regarding] what happened on Oct. 7, [2023,] what Hamas carried out on Oct. 7 (i.e., Hamas' massacre and launch of terror war on Israel), I start from the assumption that resistance is legitimate. We..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "What we very clearly want from the Hamas Movement is for it to return to the Palestinian national fold, to the PLO, and that it will hand over the leadership of the Palestinian people to its sole..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Everyone knows and [Hamas] knows that it has failed for 18 years, during which it has ruled the Gaza Strip by force and plunged it into six deadly and destructive wars that claimed tens of thousands..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "My sincere advice to Hamas is that it should stay away from anything related to this issue [of rebuilding the Gaza Strip] or the future of the Gaza Strip. Hamas must admit in full sincerity that it..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "The only option in the eyes of [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu is to eliminate the Palestinian people. He's now talking about the expulsion plan (i.e., 2025 Trump plan for Gaza). He has been..."