Abbas’ advisor: The US “is the decision-maker” on “everything that happens” in the Middle East

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 "to put pressure on" Israel... The US can order Israel. Just as it ordered Israel to stop the war with Iran and previously ordered Israel to stop the war with Lebanon, with Hezbollah, it can now order Israel, order [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, to stop the aggression against the Gaza Strip. In practice, despite Netanyahu's interests and Hamas' interests, the main influence on Netanyahu's decision is not Israeli public opinion, and his personal interests are not in the first place either, but the American will, the will of the American administration that can stop this war with one word, with one phone call."

[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, July 1, 2025]