"EU Condemns Abbas's Holocaust Speech for Inciting Antisemitism and Disrespecting Holocaust Victims"

The US and EU have condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for making antisemitic remarks in a recent speech, with the EU stating that his comments fuel antisemitism and insult Holocaust victims. Abbas repeated false claims about the origins of Ashkenazi Jews and Adolf Hitler's motivations, including the baseless theory that Ashkenazi Jews are not Semites and are descended from an ancient Turkish people known as the Khazars. The US Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt, called for an immediate apology and denounced Abbas's distortion of the Holocaust and misrepresentation of the exodus of Jews from Arab countries. The EU also criticized Abbas's remarks, stating that they are inflammatory, offensive, and play into the hands of those who oppose a two-state solution.