US, Israel outraged by Prez Abbas linking Jews' 'money-lending' to animosity in Europe

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Granted tensions are escalating in holy land since First Son-in-law Kushner started mideast Peace process and lately semite-on-semite killings have sharply spiked in "clashes" between Palestinian civilian protesters and Israeli snipers, this rant has crossed the line.
From Drudge:

May 2, 5:40 AM EDT

Palestinian leader's remarks spark Israeli, US outrage
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- U.S. and Israeli officials on Wednesday slammed remarks by the Palestinian president about the causes of 20th century anti-Semitism in Europe.

In rambling remarks that were part of a lengthy speech to the PLO parliament on Monday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said it was the Jews' "social function," including money-lending, that caused animosity toward them in Europe, citing what he said were books by Jewish authors. He also portrayed the creation of Israel as a European colonial project, saying "history tells us there is no basis for the Jewish homeland."

On Wednesday, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, as well as Israel's prime minister, lashed out at Abbas over his remarks.

"Abu Mazen has reached a new low," Ambassador David Friedman tweeted early Wednesday, referring to Abbas by his nickname. "To all those who think Israel is the reason that we don't have peace, think again."
President Donald Trump's special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt also responded to the remarks, calling them "very distressing and terribly disheartening."
The rhetoric reflects the escalating tensions between the Palestinians and the Trump administration. Ties have been strained since Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital last year, prompting the Palestinians to suspend contacts with the administration. Friedman and Abbas have sparred before. In March, Abbas called Friedman a "son of a dog" in an angry rant. Friedman suggested the remark was anti-Semitic.

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Donald Trump tweets image of Nazi soldiers inside the U.S. flag, then deletes tweet

 

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A simpler answer than you'd been led to believe. He outlined his disgust for them in Mein Kampf. It was never a blood feud. Like Pinochet, Hitler abhorred Communists, even though he was a National Socialist.

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I am outraged that people keep telling me that Swedes have a funny accent.

 

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Flashback:

Anti-Semitism is no longer an undertone of Trump’s campaign. It’s the melody.
By Dana Milbank
November 7, 2016
In the final hours, the mask came off.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opini...2d1_story.html

US election: Clinton says Trump tweet 'anti-Semitic'
5 July 2016

Image copyright Mic Image caption One report said the picture had been previously posted on an Internet forum and on Twitter US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says a tweet from rival Donald Trump featuring a six-pointed star was "blatantly anti-Semitic".
The tweet included a shape resembling the Star of David and stacks of money, with text describing Mrs Clinton as "Most corrupt candidate ever!"
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36710783

 

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued an apology Friday following uproar over a speech he made this week that was condemned as anti-Semitic and dismissive of Jewish historical connections to the Holy Land.

The official Palestinian news agency quoted Abbas as saying on Friday that "if people were offended by my statement ... especially people of the Jewish faith, I apologize to them." He condemned anti-Semitism "in all its forms" and said he remains committed "to the two-state solution, and to live side by side in peace and security."
Abbas also said "I would also like to reiterate our long held condemnation of the Holocaust, as the most heinous crime in history, and express our sympathy with its victims."
In his doctoral thesis in the 1970s, Abbas questioned the extent of the Nazi genocide of Jews during WWII, drawing accusations that he was a Holocaust denier. He has since distanced himself from the claims.
Israel's Defense Minister later lashed out at Abbas on Twitter, rejecting his apology.
"Abu Mazen is a wretched Holocaust denier who wrote his doctorate on Holocaust denial and later also published a book about Holocaust denial," Avigdor Lieberman tweeted, referring to Abbas by his nickname.
"His apology is not accepted," he added.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/palestinian-president-apologizes-over-anti-semitic-remarks-114503658.html