Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas refused on Friday evening to condemn the terrorist attack near Otniel, saying only that the Palestinian people “live under difficult conditions” caused by “the Israeli occupation”.
The comments came in a news conference Abbas held with the visiting President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades.
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