A friend of mine on Facebook drew my attention to this not so insignificant tidbit. Last week, Mahmoud Abbas, currently serving in his 18th year of his four-year term as Palestinian Authority President, made a state visit to China.
At the conclusion of his visit, Abbas and Chinese dictator Xin Jinping issued a joint statement on the plight of Uyghur Muslims. They claimed that China's policies towards Uyghur Muslims has "nothing to do with human rights and are aimed at excising extremism and opposing terrorism and separatism." The joint statement added, "Palestine resolutely opposes using the Xinjiang problem as a way of interfering in China's internal affairs."
Somehow, I don't think Abbas would be so eager to endorse such a policy if Jews were involved in implementing it. The next time someone claims Israel is persecuting Muslims in the Palestinian Authority I will tell them to spare me the lecture so long as China continues to hold over 1 million Uyghur Muslims in forced labor and reeducation camps. This is actual genocide.
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