EU reaction to Abbas' antisemitic remarks? It downplays them, and praises him as a peacemaker. - by Elder of Ziyon

...This is not a condemnation. This is merely saying that Abbas' statements are "unacceptable." And why are they unacceptable?

Elder of Ziyon..
02 May '18..





From the European Union External Action:

The speech Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered on 30 April contained unacceptable remarks concerning the origins of the Holocaust and Israel's legitimacy. Such rhetoric will only play into the hands of those who do not want a two-state solution, which President Abbas has repeatedly advocated.

This is not a condemnation. This is merely saying that Abbas' statements are "unacceptable." And why are they unacceptable?

Not because they are antisemitic. Not because they deny history. Not because they blame Jews for causing the Holocaust.

No, the main problem with Abbas' speech is that it allows the Israeli right to point out that Abbas is an antisemite who does not deserve to be rewarded with a state!

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