Mahmoud Abbas’ “refugee” story: They told us: “Leave temporarily,” as quoted by Abbas’ advisor
Al-Arabiya TV interviewer: "75 years ago [Arab leaders] told them: [‘Go for] two days and you will return within two weeks,' and they left and did not return." …
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "[PA President] Abbas said clearly to [US Secretary of State] Blinken and others: ‘I'm one of those who were witness to the 1948 Nakba. They [Arab leaders] told us: "Leave temporarily," and this temporary leaving has continued for 75 years until today.'"
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Facebook page, Nov. 10, 2023]