Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose doctoral thesis was a denial of the Holocaust, opened a speech of the Palestinian National Council by blaming the murder of over 6 million Jews on (wait for it) the Jews and their money-grubbing behavior. But that’s not antisemitic at all, right?

Here’s what he said: “From the 11th century until the Holocaust that took place in Germany, the Jews – who moved to Western and Eastern Europe – were subjected to a massacre every 10 to 15 years. But why did this happen?” said Abbas, going on to explain, “The Jewish issue that was widespread in all European countries… was not because of their religion, but rather their social role related to usury and banks.”

Abbas claims he based his comments on the works of Karl Marx and those of two other Jewish writers.

Can anyone still imagine there could be peace with such a man at the helm?