Even with the rivalry between Hamas and Fatah, this statement from Mahmoud Abbas seems at least noteworthy, if not remarkable. After all, the October 7 massacre and atrocities made Hamas more popular in the West Bank, not less, and Hamas still hopes to seize power within the Palestinian Authority at the end of their conflict in Gaza. Hamas still has terror cells operating in Abbas’ jurisdiction, and Abbas knows it.
Perhaps he senses that Hamas has run out of gas after nearly 20 months of war, both politically and militarily. Either way, the Palestinian Authority president-for-life used a particularly provocative Arab insult to demand their capitulation forthwith:
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday called terror group Hamas “sons of dogs,” and told the terror group to release hostages it is holding in order to eliminate what he…
