Normalizing a meeting with Abbas proves: hatred for Netanyahu is greater than everything

The article attacks Mansour Abbas for refusing to condemn Hamas after October 7, and accuses the Israeli left of letting their hatred of Netanyahu lead them to legitimize a political partnership with Abbas. The writer claims Abbas is playing a double game and that anyone who does not condemn Hamas is unfit to sit in the government.

Dana Varon, a columnist for Channel 14, sharply attacks Ra'am chairman Mansour Abbas for his continued refusal to condemn Hamas as a terrorist organization, even after the October 7 massacre. She accuses him of playing a double game and evading a basic loyalty test. However, the main criticism is directed at Jews on the Israeli left, who, she says, their hatred of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "has driven them out of their minds" to the point where they are willing to legitimize a political partnership with Abbas. Varon asserts that anyone who does not condemn Hamas should be outlawed and not sit in the government. The article uses highly charged and emotionally loaded language, presenting a clear dichotomy between 'us' (loyal) and 'them' (potential traitors).