"Our only option is the resistance, resisting these Israeli attempts in all forms, by all means (i.e., including terror). Anything that could thwart this Israeli plot is our legal right.”
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “They (i.e. Israel) want to take control of as much territory with as few [Palestinian] residents as possible. The same reason Israel is using for the aggression against the Gaza Strip, it is also using for the aggression against the West Bank… Our only option is the resistance, resisting these Israeli attempts in all forms, by all means (i.e., including terror). Anything that could thwart this Israeli plot is our legal right.” [PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Facebook page, Aug. 28, 2024]
Mahmoud Al-Habbash also serves as PA Supreme Shari’ah Judge and Chairman of the Supreme Council for Shari'ah Justice.
Posted text: “Dr. Mahmoud Al-Habbash speaks with [Saudi] Al-Arabiya [TV] about the true goals of the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem (refers to the 2023 Gaza war), and how did he describe what is happening?”
The terms "all means,” “all means of resistance,” “all forms,” are used by PA leaders to include using all types of violence, including deadly terror against Israeli civilians such as car rammings, stabbings, and shootings, as well as throwing rocks and Molotov Cocktails.