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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90

The Abbas comedy and the ongoing Palestinian tragedy

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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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah on May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel loans millions to help Palestinians avert virus-related crisis; will they use it for...

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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...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 21, 2016. Credit: Saudi Press Agency.

Moderate Arab states: ‘We’re with Trump’

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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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. Security Council concerning details of the Mideast peace plan put forth by the United States, Feb. 11, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Abbas: Trump’s vision of Palestinian state is ‘like Swiss cheese’

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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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the Middle East peace plan, at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

History will remember Abbas as peace rejectionist

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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...
A view of the United Nations Security Council in 2018. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinians reportedly pull vote on UN resolution condemning Trump peace plan due to lack...

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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...
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is interviewed by Sky News Arabia. Source: Screenshot.

Kushner disappointed at Palestinian violence, says it’s up to them to make peace

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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...
U.S. President Barack Obama calls for a vote as he chairs a U.N. Security Council summit on foreign terrorist fighters at the United Nations in New York, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2014. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.

Kushner to brief UN leaders on Trump peace plan

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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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the newly revealed Trump peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah on Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas rips Trump, Mideast peace plan at Arab League meeting in Cairo

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and leaders of Arab countries expressed their disapproval over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan at the Arab League summit in Cairo over the weekend. “I am profoundly convinced...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech about the Mideast peace plan at Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah on Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Trump’s critics shouldn’t encourage Palestinians to make another mistake

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As far as Americans who despise President Donald Trump go, as well as for many Jews and Israelis who feel the same way about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceremony unveiling a new U.S....