Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
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...
The Abbas comedy and the ongoing Palestinian tragedy
If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you’re right.
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has declared that he is abrogating all agreements with Israel so many times it’s a wonder that he could do so again...
Israel loans millions to help Palestinians avert virus-related crisis; will they use it for...
In what can be considered a unusual turn of events for the Middle East, former Fatah terrorist Mohammad Aref Massad, who did time in Israeli prison for carrying out attacks against Israelis during the...
Moderate Arab states: ‘We’re with Trump’
The Palestinian Authority’s loud and vigorous opposition to President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” puts the Palestinians in conflict not only with Israel and the United States, but also with the axis of...
Abbas: Trump’s vision of Palestinian state is ‘like Swiss cheese’
In a speech on Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas expressed contempt towards the Trump administration’s peace plan, saying it is filled with holes and comparing it to “Swiss...
History will remember Abbas as peace rejectionist
Even before the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan was revealed earlier this month, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas was planning his trip to New York City, where he plans to address the United...
Palestinians reportedly pull vote on UN resolution condemning Trump peace plan due to lack...
The Palestinians appear to have withdrawn their request for a vote on a U.N. resolution condemning the Trump Mideast peace plan released last month, according to AFP, which cited on Monday unnamed diplomats who said...
Kushner disappointed at Palestinian violence, says it’s up to them to make peace
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner blamed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday for the increase in tensions and violence in the West Bank in response to the release of the...
Kushner to brief UN leaders on Trump peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner will brief the U.N. Security Council on Thursday regarding the Mideast peace plan presented by the Trump administration last week, a U.S. official said on Monday.
“Jared...