Another Russia connection behind Islamists.
Via NY Post:
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was a Syrian-based KGB agent in 1983, according to an Israeli news report citing Soviet archives.
A document from the Mitrokhin Archive that was obtained by two Israeli researchers contains a note that refers to Abbas with the code name “Krotov,” or “Mole,” according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority’s Channel 1.
The document — which was studied by scholars Isabela Ginor and Gideon Remez — lists Palestinian operatives who worked for the KGB in Damascus, explicitly stating that Abbas was an operative in Syria.
The report said it was unclear if Abbas also was an agent before or after 1983.