After outrage, Palestinian president apologizes for offending people in anti-Semitic speech

  Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas apologized Friday for offending Jews by saying in a speech earlier this week that the Holocaust stemmed from hatred of Jewish banking practices — not anti-Semitism. His remarks before Palestinian lawmakers in Ramallah on Monday sparked widespread condemnation and reignited accusations that Abbas is a Holocaust denier. He claimed […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/05/04/after-outrage-palestinian-president-apologizes-for-offending-people-in-anti-semitic-speech/