Delusional Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said he’ll deal with incoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because he has to, but doesn’t expect much because Netanyahu “doesn’t believe in peace.”

This is the same Netanyahu who, as we all know, made peace with three Arab states–the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco–and significantly improved relations with others, including Saudi Arabia.

Saying he doesn’t believe in peace is clearly inaccurate.

Perhaps what Abbas meant is that Netanyahu doesn’t believe in peace with the current Palestinian leadership, or at least doesn’t believe it’s possible. But in that he is joined by the leaders of the outgoing Israeli government, who similarly stated that Israel does not currently have a viable peace partner in Abbas and his regime.

See: Israel-Palestinian Peace Process is Dead, For Now

In fact, many Israeli Arab voters believe, and have told us, that Netanyahu is the only Israeli leader who can actually bring peace.

See: Arab Voters Praise Bibi for Bringing Peace

The real reason no Israeli leader, including Netanyahu, can reach a conclusive peace with Abbas is that, as he stated on Sunday: “I have a problem with Israel—Israel occupies my land and my country.”

The land-for-peace process that began well over 20 years ago was supposed to be predicated on the Palestinians finally acknowledging and accepting the Jews’ historical connection to and legitimate presence in this Promised Land.

Abbas made clear that he still hasn’t met that basic requirement for peace, and likely never will.