Habbash: “Our hearts are open to rapprochement with Hamas”
Video title: "Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash talks with Moroccan Medi 1 TV about the objectives of the Israeli aggression against the West Bank, the future of the Gaza Strip, and his position on Hamas and its weapons"
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Despite all our reservations regarding Hamas' policies, positions, and actions, we still consider it and we will continue to consider it as part of the Palestinian people, and no one can deny it that. Therefore, it has the right to engage in political activity within the framework of Palestinian law and under the umbrella of Palestinian law and as part of the Palestinian internal house.However, Hamas cannot have its own weapons, nor can it have its own rule…Our hands are extended, and our hearts are open to rapprochement with Hamas, and as I said before, Hamas is still part of the Palestinian people, despite all its shortcomings."
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, Nov. 28, 2025]