Palestinian Academics Denounce Holocaust Remarks by Abbas

Source: U.S. News and World ReportPalestinian politicians on Wednesday raged against more than one hundred Palestinian academics who have criticized President Mahmoud Abbas' recent remarks on the Holocaust, which were widely seen as antisemitic. The criticism was voiced in an open letter that referred to the President's comments as "morally and politically reprehensible" and rejected "any attempt to diminish, misrepresent, or justify antisemitism [or] Nazi crimes against...