Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
Blinken to Abbas: US ‘looks forward’ to engaging with new PA government
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday conveyed to Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas the Biden administration’s eagerness to begin working with the newly formed government in Ramallah.
During a call with Abbas, Blinken...
As ceasefire deal takes shape, Abbas lays ground for return to Gaza
An Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza will take place in three stages over several weeks, sources in the Palestinian Authority and Fatah claim.
Parallel to this, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas is said to be preparing certain reforms under U.S....
Amid US pressure, PA announces administrative reforms
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a series of administrative reforms on Monday aimed at reducing widespread corruption and improving ties with the United States.
"Today we announce the launch of the new phase...
In Ramallah meeting, Blinken calls for Palestinian state
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed support for "tangible steps" towards the creation of a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip during a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas...
Qatar uses Israeli hostages to extend lifeline to Hamas
While the U.S. pressures Qatar to expel Hamas leaders from its territory, Doha is instead trying to leverage its mediation to secure the terrorist groups’ future in the Gulf state.
“Qatar is under very heavy pressure from...
Nearly 75% of Palestinians say Hamas was right to attack Israel on Oct. 7
Nearly three in four Palestinians believe that Hamas was right in launching its Oct. 7 cross-border attack, in which terrorists savagely murdered more than 1,200 people in Israel and wounded thousands, according to the...
German prosecutor: Abbas’s ’50 Holocausts’ remarks constitute incitement
Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas's 2022 remarks downplaying the Holocaust constituted incitement to hatred under German law, Berlin's public prosecutor general said on Monday, adding that the P.A. leader likely enjoys immunity against the...
Israel ‘cannot claim self-defense,’ Abbas says
Israel is carrying out a "genocide" and "cannot claim the right to self-defense," Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas claimed in a statement issued on Wednesday, as a Biden administration official credited Ramallah for keeping...
PA to immediately reward families of Oct. 7 terrorists with nearly $3 million
The Palestinian Authority will pay nearly $3 million to the families of slain Hamas terrorists who slaughtered civilians in Gaza border communities on Oct. 7, Palestinian Media Watch reports.
The corpses of 1,500 Hamas terrorists were found...
PA chief Mahmoud Abbas condemns violence ‘on both sides’
Five days after a murderous terror spree by Hamas—infiltrating Israel’s southern border from the Gaza Strip and leaving 1,300 dead, thousands wounded and as many as 150 civilians taken captive—Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...