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- Jay Engelmayer
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In his recent address to the United Nations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, commonly known as Abu Mazen in the Arab world, doubled down on earlier remarks that have been widely condemned as antisemitic. Abbas accused Israel of desecrating Christian and Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem and made the audacious claim that Judaismās most sacred locationsāthe Temple Mount and the Western Wallāare solely Islamic sites, thereby erasing the indelible Jewish historical connection to the city.
Read more: Abbas' UN Speech: A Masterclass in Historical Revisionism and Deflection