Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
Enraged over Arab ties with Israel, Palestinians quit chairing Arab League sessions
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...
Vexed by Mideast deals, Palestinians to ‘reconsider’ ties with Arab League
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...
Palestinian leadership tones down criticism of UAE-Israel peace deal
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...
Abbas: UAE ‘turned their backs on everything’
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...
Palestinian music video: ‘We’ll redeem the land with spirit and blood’ and ‘make Zionists...
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...
Report: Chinese president supports the Palestinians’ ‘just demands’
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...
Report: Palestinians angry at Arab-world indifference to Israeli sovereignty bid
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 awards PA tax money to Palestinians tortured for ‘collaboration’
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...
Palestinians, Jordan are bluffing on Israeli sovereignty, say former US officials
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...
How worried should Israel be about the Arab response on extending sovereignty?
The prospect of Israel extending its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, has raised questions over what the response by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan would be as both...