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Depictions of Trump are always grotesque and incendiary

Palestinian journalist from Syria Ali Badwan: "As the saying goes, Trump's declarations have no connection [to reality]. He suffers from political delusions. Therefore, when he made decisions during the election, he had certain slogans, during his debate with Joe Biden. He said that the war in Gaza..."

Official PA TV "Israeli affairs expert" Fayez Abbas: "A statement was released from the White House rejecting the Egyptian-Arab plan to rehabilitate the Gaza Strip, and they said that [US President] Trump continues to adhere to his vision for the area (i.e., 2025 Trump plan for Gaza). Trump has a..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "[US President] Trump and all the American presidents do not serve Israel, but rather use Israel. The basis is American interests. The basis is that the decision lies in Washington, and not in the..."

PA TV demonizes Trump’s intelligence, morality, and values

Fatah official and An-Najah National University political science lecturer Raed Debiy: "[US President] Trump is by nature a populist. It's impossible to predict what he will do. He is imbalanced." [Official PA TV, Feb. 17, 2025]

Official PA TV host: "Wherever we find havoc and wherever we see havoc being spread in the land, the Israeli army has a hand in it." Egyptian Parliament Member Atef Maghawry: "We say to the West, you solved your problems with the Jewish issue at the expense of the people of Palestine and at the..."

Friday sermon by PA Shari'ah Judge Nasser Al-Qirem at a mosque in Ramallah PA Shari'ah Judge Nasser Al-Qirem: "The Shari'ah legal law of this land, for anyone who doesn't know, is that it is a waqf land (i.e., inalienable religious endowment)… from its [Mediterranean] Sea to its [Jordan] River,..."

Commentator As'ad Al-Awiwi: "There is great danger from this reckless American government, led by a moronnamed Trump, who is far removed from reality. He arouses hatred towards the US even from those closest to it... Trump is clearly far removed from reality. He's the one who has declared he will..."

Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: "The American administration, [US President] Trump, and this Zionist choir, the neo-Nazi choir, are trying to impose their will on the world via dictates that relate to redrawing the Middle East region (i.e., 2025 Trump plan for Gaza). I think they..."

Al-Arabiya TV host: "[US] President Donald Trump talks about the Gaza Strip as if it's a given (i.e., 2025 Trump plan for Gaza). Whom will he take the Gaza Strip from if he indeed thinks it is a given that it will be under American control this time?" PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious...

Official PA TV host: "The Financial Times reported from a source close to the Israeli government that these statements [by US President Trump] were not a surprise to Israel (i.e., 2025 Trump plan for Gaza)…" Palestinian journalist from Syria Ali Badwan: "Trump is not a president with a plan, a..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "Over 70% of the residents of the Gaza Strip are Palestinian refugees who arrived in 1948 from historical Palestine (i.e., Israel). A simple, practical, and just solution that will lead to peace is..."

Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: "Today it's clear that [US President] Trump and his policy has been exposed, and he is 100% biased in favor of the fascist neo-Nazis who rule Israel... [Trump] announced what he announced alongside [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu, who is a [Nazi..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "If [US President] Trump wants to solve the overpopulation problem in the Gaza Strip, he should know that over 70% of the Gaza Strip are Palestinian refugees who took refuge in the Gaza Strip during..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "These ideas [of US President Trump], beyond the fact that they constitute a violation of international law, aggression against human rights, and an absolute war crime, above all constitute a threat to..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "These plans [of US President Trump] and talks... are liable to seriously harm the security of the region's states and the security of the region in general, especially the Arab states, and..."

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "If [US President] Trump wants to take the Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, there is an easier way. He should return them to the cities and villages from which they were expelled in 1948. I"

Political sociology lecturer at Hebron University Musa Ajwa: "We now need to face the same pressures that our Egyptian brothers, the Egyptian leadership, and the Jordanian leadership are facing. We give them all the respect for how they are rejecting the provocations of [US President] Trump, who..."

Tulkarem District Governor Abdallah Kmeil: "It is completely clear that the US, which supports Israel, is actually creating a situation of hostility worldwide, in the area of China, Russia, the Arab nation, and even Saudi Arabia." [Tulkarem Governorate, Facebook page, Jan. 31, 2025] Abdallah Kmeil...

Fatah Central Committee Secretary Jibril Rajoub: "[Israel] is a project that targets the entire Middle East region. Israel is a guarantee for the Americans and Europeans to control this entire region, its oil, its sea routes, its economy, everything in it." [Sky News Arabia website, Jan. 15, 2025;...

Fatah cartoon says Trump’s statement on Middle East caused California infernos

PA’s ruling party publishes cartoon hating on the president-elect

Fatah Revolutionary Council member Muhammad Al-Lahham: "In Mexico, they laugh at [US President-Elect Donald] Trump, mock him, and are unconcerned with him or his threats… However, our culture is to fear this empire, thinking that the US is the God of the world... We have a crisis and a problem not..."

Advisor to Head of The Committee to Resist Settlements and the Wall Ayed Morrar: "If an opportunity was given to the expansionist occupation (i.e., Israel) to settle in Egypt and Jordan they would not miss the opportunity... There is no religious or emotional connection between a resident (i.e.,..."