Abbas’ advisor blames Britain for “encouraging the Zionist project” and all “disasters of the Palestinian people”
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “Britain undoubtedly has a great responsibility, even greater [than France], because it was the one that brought Israel to the heart of the historical Palestinian land. It was the one that encouraged Jewish immigration to Palestine. It was the one that encouraged the Zionist project, and it is the owner of the Balfour Promise (i.e., Declaration).
It bears historical, moral, and even legal responsibility for the Nakba (i.e., “the catastrophe,”) and disasters of the Palestinian people.”
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, July 26, 2025]