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== Political views ==

== Political views ==

On March 15, 2013 Abbas explained that “there is no difference between our policies and those of [[Hamas]].”<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/226339/pope-francis-mahmoud-abbas-man-peace-robert-spencer POPE FRANCIS: MAHMOUD ABBAS IS A “MAN OF PEACE”]. ''FrontpageMag''. May 26, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2018.</ref>

On March 15, 2013 Abbas explained that “there is no difference between our policies and those of [[Hamas]].”<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/226339/pope-francis-mahmoud-abbas-man-peace-robert-spencer POPE FRANCIS: MAHMOUD ABBAS IS A “MAN OF PEACE”]. ''FrontpageMag''. May 26, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2018.</ref>

In his New ear’s speech, Abbas praised [[Haj Amin al-Husseini]], a instigator of pogroms against [[Jews]] and ally of [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dbedein/netanyahu-responds-to-abbass-glowing-praise-of-the-mufti/</ref> In addition Abbas is a [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]].<ref>http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/09/mahmoud-abbas-is-still-lying-about-the-holocaust/</ref> While accusing [[Israel]] of committing an “ethnic cleansing”, Abbas stated that “no Jew, civilian or otherwise, would be permitted to live in the future Palestinian state he envisions.”<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264355/mahmoud-abbas-judenrein-palestine-joseph-puder MAHMOUD ABBAS’ 'JUDENREIN' PALESTINE]. ''FrontpageMag''. October 3, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2018.</ref>

In his New ear’s speech, Abbas praised [[Haj Amin al-Husseini]], a instigator of pogroms against [[Jews]] and ally of [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/dbedein/netanyahu-responds-to-abbass-glowing-praise-of-the-mufti/</ref> In addition Abbas is a [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust denier]].<ref>[http://www.algemeiner.com/2014/05/09/mahmoud-abbas-is-still-lying-about-the-holocaust/ Mahmoud Abbas is Still Lying About the Holocaust], Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn, Algeneiner, May 9, 2014</ref> While accusing [[Israel]] of committing an “ethnic cleansing”, Abbas stated that “no Jew, civilian or otherwise, would be permitted to live in the future Palestinian state he envisions.”<ref>[https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264355/mahmoud-abbas-judenrein-palestine-joseph-puder MAHMOUD ABBAS’ 'JUDENREIN' PALESTINE]. ''FrontpageMag''. October 3, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2018.</ref>

Abbas refused to meet with [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]. In July 2016 Netanyahu created a video in which he asked Abbas to fire his advisor Sultan Abu al Einein, who had called to slit the throat of every Israeli. He also criticized Abbas' political party Fatah for praising a terrorist attack which murdered 24 civilians on [[Facebook]] and called him to instruct the party's social media manager to stop the praising of such terrorist attacks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtEsV9LCFo My Message to President Abbas: 5 Steps for Peace]. ''YouTube.'' July 15, 2016.</ref>

Abbas refused to meet with [[Israel]]i Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]. In July 2016 Netanyahu created a video in which he asked Abbas to fire his advisor Sultan Abu al Einein, who had called to slit the throat of every Israeli. He also criticized Abbas' political party Fatah for praising a terrorist attack which murdered 24 civilians on [[Facebook]] and called him to instruct the party's social media manager to stop the praising of such terrorist attacks.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtEsV9LCFo My Message to President Abbas: 5 Steps for Peace]. ''YouTube.'' July 15, 2016.</ref>