MIddle East - Abbas dupes the world

No one should be surprised by this. This is a typical Muslim ploy of saying one thing to us infidels and the opposite to fellow Muslims.

He went on to say that government officials must “recognize their counterparts” in order to “solve people’s problems,” indicating that this does not constitute an inherent recognition of Israel, just a functional recognition that allows the PA to get what it needs:

“I do not demand of Hamas nor any other to recognize Israel. But from the government that works with Israelis in day to day life, yes.”