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At UN, Abbas Lobs Threats at U.S. and Israel - but Reserves True Ire for Hamas
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - PA President Mahmoud Abbas' speech at the UN General Assembly on Thursday was predictable, with attacks on Israel and the U.S. But the most aggressive message was reserved for Hamas. Abbas threatened to "remove all responsibility" from Gaza if Hamas does not agree to reach a deal with the Palestinian Authority. In other words, he intends to stop transferring to Gaza the $96 million the PA spends there every month. Meanwhile, Hamas has been arresting Fatah activists in Gaza, while PA security forces nabbed more than 60 Hamas members throughout the West Bank in just over 24 hours, including freed prisoners.