[[File:Mahmoud Abbas.jpg|thumb|Mahmoud Abbas]]
'''Mahmoud Abbas''' (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935) (Abu Mazen) is the current president of the [[Palestine Authority|State of Palestine]] National Authority. He is a member of the political party [[Fatah]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/profiles/1933453.stm Profile: Mahmoud Abbas] BBC, Nov 5, 2009</ref>
[[File:Palestinian.Authority.on.infidels.June.2023.jpg|thumb|Palestinian Authority instructions to mosques on infidels (June 2023)<ref>Nan Jacques Zilberdik. [https://palwatch.org/page/34216 "The victory of Allah will come… in spite of the infidels” - PA Ministry of Religion’s instructions for mosque preachers], ''Palwatch'', Jun 23, 2023. [https://palwatch.org/Storage/Images/2023/Letter.jpg].<blockquote><small>Every week, the PA Ministry of Religious Affairs dictates talking points for all PA mosque preachers for the upcoming Friday sermon through a sheet of instructions. As Palestinian Media Watch has exposed, the preachers can’t freely choose their own subjects.
A recent example is the letter above. It instructs preachers to teach worshippers that "Almighty Allah?" will be victorious and “send His light in spite of the infidels.” The word "infidels" of course refers to the Jews in "Palestine" – which according to the PA includes all of the State of Israel... [PA Ministry of Religious Affairs, Facebook page, June 4, 2023].</small></blockquote></ref>]]