Abbas Reveals Netanyahu Said He and Sinwar Understood Each Other
Translated & summarized from Al-Shams by baba
United Arab List head Mansour Abbas revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told him in a 2021 meeting that he and Yahya Sinwar "understand each other." Abbas contrasted this with Netanyahu's recent Knesset speech attacking Arab parties. The prime minister's remarks against Arab parties in the Knesset have drawn criticism.
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- Mansour Abbas revealed Netanyahu told him he and Yahya Sinwar understood each other.
- The statement was made during a 2021 meeting at the Prime Minister's residence.
- Abbas contrasted Netanyahu's past private remarks with his recent Knesset speech.
- Netanyahu's recent Knesset speech attacked Arab parties and incited against them.
- The prime minister's speech has caused backlash in the Arab political community.
Mansour Abbas, head of the United Arab List, revealed details of a 2021 meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which Netanyahu stated that he and Yahya Sinwar "understand each other." Abbas shared this in an interview with "ynet," recalling the conversation at the Prime Minister's residence on Balfour Street.
Abbas's remarks came in response to a recent Knesset speech by Netanyahu, who attacked Arab parties and incited against them. Abbas noted the contradiction between Netanyahu's portrayal of Arab parties as a threat to Israel's security and what he heard personally from the prime minister during their Balfour meeting.
"During Netanyahu's speech, things I heard from him personally in the past came to mind," Abbas stated. "He portrays us as a danger to the state's security and continues to incite against us and against Arab citizens in Israel. But what I recalled at that moment was when we sat together in Balfour, and how he told me then that he and Yahya Sinwar understand each other."
Netanyahu's speech at the opening of the Knesset's new session, which targeted Arab parties, had generated significant backlash within the Arab political community.
