ANKARA: After meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Mahmoud Abbas visited Ankara and gave key messages about efforts for Palestinian unity and a ceasefire at a tense time during the Israel-Hamas war.
Abbas heads the Fatah Palestinian movement, a rival to Hamas, and has a more distant relationship with the Turkish government.
However, Turkiye’s invitation to Abbas was strategic as it came shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress on July 25, which Ankara condemned.
“We will show that Mr. Abbas has the right to speak in our…
