Head of ‘Palestinian Authority’ Tries to Deny Jerusalem’s Jewish Identity

The leader of the ‘Palestinian Authority’ (PA), Mahmoud Abbas, has tried everything in his power to deny Jewish history in Jerusalem. At times it’s laughable and other times it’s insulting. Sometimes it’s just outright bizarre. The PA has proven time and again that it has no intention to create peace with Israel or provide free access to the holy sites of Jerusalem. They have proven that they are not to be trusted with any part of Jerusalem. In a recent speech the head of the PA simply leaves out any reference to the Jewish Nation’s ancient roots in the holy city. Well, it’s our job to call him out on this ridiculous attempt at denying the facts of history! The Jewish People have been in Jerusalem longer than the Muslim religion has even been around! Jerusalem has been the capital of the modern State of Israel for nearly 70 years and the eternal unified capital of the Jewish People for 3,000 years! Please help us SHARE the TRUTH about Jerusalem!

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US peace envoy blasts Abbas for failure to mention Jerusalem’s Jewish connection

American Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt on Thursday slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for failing to mention Judaism’s connection to Jerusalem in a speech this week.

Speaking at the Jerusalem Capital of Muslim Youth 2018 festival in Ramallah on Tuesday, Abbas repeatedly emphasized that Jerusalem was a city for Muslims and Christians, without mentioning any of the city’s extensive Jewish history.

“Pres. Abbas states about Jerusalem: ‘it is Arab, Muslim, and Christian.’ And makes no mention of any Jewish ties. Nothing peaceful or productive can come from statements like this,” Greenblatt said in a series of tweets.

“Lasting peace will not be achieved by denying Judaism’s thousands of years of ties to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is holy to Muslims, Christians, and Jews,” the US envoy added, recalling President Donald Trump’s recognition in December of the city as Israel’s capital.

In announcing his decision, Trump also declared he’d move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The move angered the Palestinian leadership, which declared that Washington could no longer fill the decisive role in the peace process it has held for over two decades.

The Palestinians want East Jerusalem as the capital of a future Palestinian state.

In the many speeches Abbas has given about Jerusalem since Trump’s controversial decision, he has usually emphasized the Muslim and Christian connection to the holy city, while at the same time promising that should Jerusalem come under Palestinian control, it would be open to freedom of worship for all religions, including for Jews.

On Tuesday, however, he left out his oft-repeated promise to allow Jews to pray in a Palestinian-controlled Jerusalem.

“This land is an Islamic and Christian land, by all standards. Jerusalem is the eternal Palestinian capital of Muslim youths; it is also the capital of Christian youths,” said the PA president.

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