According to the Emirates WAM News Agency, "His Highness condemned the irresponsible statements made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas regarding the Jews and the Nazi Holocaust."
The minister also said that the UAE rejects hate speech and extremism, contempt of religions, racism, and racist discrimination in all its forms.
As far as I can tell, this is the first Arab government official to publicly condemn Abbas' antisemitic statements.
This is not a small thing. He will take some heat for saying this, and he could have avoided the topic altogether.
He deserves thanks for destroying the Arab consensus of either supporting Abbas or staying quiet.
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