Tag: Mahmoud Abbas

The recent deals to normalize relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, and Israel and Bahrain, have led many to conclude that the Arab-Israeli conflict has reached a significant turning point. With the...

Angered at the Arab world’s growing ties with Israel, the Palestinian leadership has quit their chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian Authority’s foreign minister announced on Tuesday. “Palestine has decided to concede its right...

The Palestinian Authority on Monday called on its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to “reconsider” Ramallah’s ties with Arab League in that wake of what it called the pan-Arab forum’s “impotence” vis-à-vis the growing momentum for...

Ahead of Wednesday’s meeting of the Arab League in Cairo to discuss the Israel-United Arab Emirates normalization agreement, the Palestinian leadership has toned down its criticism of the move. While the Palestinian Authority has harshly...

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday said Palestinians were not worried about the “nonsense” peace accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, but accused the UAE of betraying the Palestinian people and...

A music video produced by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party threatens to “obliterate whoever approaches my land,” referring to Israel’s stated intention to extend its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and Jewish...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday expressed China’s support for the “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he said had always been the core issue in the Middle East. Speaking via telephone with Palestinian...

Palestinian frustration and anger with the Arab world for its general indifference to Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria are growing, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Friday. According to the...

Israel has confiscated some NIS 2.5 million ($724,000) of the tax money it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, which will be paid to three Palestinians who were subjected to torture after the P.A. accused...

With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing ahead with plans to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, there are concerns being raised that it could ignite tensions with...