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Analysis | Abbas Got It Wrong, but Was Quick to Correct Himself: On Double Standards
Source: Haaretz
By Jack Khoury
Published August 18, 2022
The Palestinian leader eventually walked back his faux pas, but Israel won't correct the injustices it causes the Palestinians every day
Read MoreIn Wake of Holocaust Comments, Israeli Defense Minister Defends Past Meetings With Abbas
Source: Haaretz
By Sam Sokol
Published August 18, 2022
Benny Gantz, who has met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas three times in the last year, refused to rule out further in-person meetings despite the former's widely criticized Holocaust remarks
Read MoreAbbas faces outcry in Germany, Israel after Berlin remarks on Holocaust
Source: Arab Weekly
https://thearabweekly.com/abbas-faces-outcry-germany-israel-after-berlin-remarks-holocaust
Published August 17, 2022
"For us Germans in particular, any relativisation of the singularity of the Holocaust is intolerable and unacceptable. I condemn any attempt to deny the crimes of the Holocaust, ” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Read MoreMahmoud Abbas’s lifelong falsification of Jewish history
Source: The Times of Israel
Published August 17, 2022
The PA president’s remarks in Berlin reconfirm his abiding rejection of Jewish history – ancient and modern, in Israel and in exile. It’s why he has failed his people and ours
Read MoreThe Palestinian misuse, and Zionist abuse, of the Holocaust
Source: Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/8/18/palestinian-misuse-and-zionist-abuse-of-the-holocaust
Published August 18, 2022
Both sides are guilty of invoking the Holocaust to justify their positions. Mahmoud Abbas is only the latest to do so.
Read MoreUS Hypocrisy and Israeli Crimes
Source: Palestine Chronicle
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/us-hypocrisy-and-israeli-crimes/
Published August 22, 2022
Read MoreIsrael Raids Outlawed Palestinian Rights Groups' Offices in West Bank
Source: Haaretz
By Hagar Shezafv, Jack Khoury and The Associated Press
Published August 18, 2022
Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared six Palestinian human rights groups terrorist organizations in 2021, however, several European countries claim Israel had failed to prove these allegations
Read MoreLetter to Biden Administration Following Israel's Recent Actions Against Palestinian CSOs
Source: Human Rights Watch
Published August 22, 2022
Read MoreDon’t hand power to dangerous people (even when they really want it) — a modest Buddhist proposal
Source: ABC’s Religion and Ethics
By Jonathan C. Gold
Published March 8, 2022
Read MoreThe geography of suffering and the colour of empathy: The implications of the Ukraine crisis for the future
Source: ABC’s Religion and Ethics
By Eyal Mayroz
Published March 10, 2022
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