<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div>I'm just a nearly inconspicuous spec in a universe of international politics relaying the words of a world-renowned figure. FYI</div><div><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mahmoud-abbas-antisemitism-holocaust-jews-money-lending-nazis-israel-palestine-a8332791.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_5639287288">Palestinian president accused of antisemitism over Holocaust comments</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><span><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; font-family: "Indy Serif"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(40, 30, 30);">Mr Abbas said that the Jewish “social function” in 20th century Europe, such as money lending, caused animosity towards them which led to the Nazi genocide of six million Jews. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; font-family: "Indy Serif"; font-size: 19px; line-height: 28px; word-wrap: break-word; color: rgb(40, 30, 30);">He cited what he said were books by “Jewish Zionist authors” for the claim, which was made during a 90-minute speech to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) parliament in Ramallah on Monday. </p></span><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">The murder of 40 Palestinians in the Return protests may have contributed to his outrage and statements, which are actually incorrect ... The Red Cross put the number of deaths at 250k due to the chaos of war and typhus.</span></span><br></div><div><br></div><div id="ydpf123013benhancr_card_5639287288" class="ydpf123013byahoo-link-enhancr-card ydpf123013bymail-preserve-class ydpf123013bymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" data-url="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mahmoud-abbas-antisemitism-holocaust-jews-money-lending-nazis-israel-palestine-a8332791.html" data-type="YENHANCER" data-size="MEDIUM" contenteditable="false"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/mahmoud-abbas-antisemitism-holocaust-jews-money-lending-nazis-israel-palestine-a8332791.html" style="text-decoration:none !important;color:#000 !important;" class="ydpf123013byahoo-enhancr-cardlink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><table border="0" class="ydpf123013bcard-wrapper ydpf123013byahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="max-width:400px;"><tbody><tr><td width="400"><table border="0" class="ydpf123013bcard ydpf123013byahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(224, 228, 233);border-radius:2px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpf123013bcard-primary-image-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/iw6gCOo6ZBNneXjnATCZww--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/02/17/rts1pbri.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" height="175" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-size: cover; position: relative; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/iw6gCOo6ZBNneXjnATCZww--~A/Zmk9ZmlsbDt3PTQwMDtoPTIwMDthcHBpZD1pZXh0cmFjdA--/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/02/17/rts1pbri.jpg.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpf123013bcard-overlay-container-table ydpf123013byahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpf123013bcard-overlay-cell" background="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" style="background-color: transparent; border-radius: 2px 2px 0px 0px; min-height: 175px;"><!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:396px;height:175px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/ae/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV21/1/enhancr_gradient-400x175.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--><table border="0" class="ydpf123013byahoo-ignore-table" height="175" style="width: 100%; min-height: 175px;"><tbody><tr><td class="ydpf123013bcard-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top;"></td><td class="ydpf123013bcard-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top;"><div class="ydpf123013bcard-share-container"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" align="center" class="ydpf123013bcard-info ydpf123013byahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:100%;max-width:400px;border-radius:0 0 2px 2px;border-top:1px solid rgb(224, 228, 233);"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;border-radius:0 0 0 2px;"></td><td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:12px 24px 16px 12px;width:99%;font-family:"Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;border-radius:0 0 2px 0;"><h2 class="ydpf123013bcard-title" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Palestinian president accused of antisemitism over Holocaust comments</h2><p class="ydpf123013bcard-richinfo-primary" style="font-size:12px;line-height:16px;margin:0 0 4px 0;color:#979ba7;">Bethan McKernan</p><p class="ydpf123013bcard-description" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(151, 155, 167);">Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been condemned over comments on the causes of the Holocaust wh...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>