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Source: http://www.pmo.gov.il/English/MediaCenter/Speeches/Pages/speechstatement150614.aspx
The Kidnappers Came from the Palestinian Authority
(Prime Minister's Office) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - Prime Minister Netanyahu said Sunday: Hamas terrorists carried out Thursday's kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers. We know that for a fact. Hamas denials do not change this fact. Hamas is committed to the destruction of Israel and to carrying out terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians - including children. President Abbas has chosen to make Hamas his partner. Israel holds the Palestinian Authority and President Abbas responsible for any attacks against Israel that emanate from Palestinian-controlled territory. When an attack takes place in Tel Aviv or in London or in New York, the question is not where the attack takes place. The question is where it originated. The kidnappers in this case set out from territory controlled by the Palestinian Authority, and the PA cannot absolve itself of its responsibility.