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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 27, 2018. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

Abbas announces date to be set for first Palestinian election since 2006

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he will schedule a date for elections in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. “From the outset, we have believed in democracy as...
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) delivers a statement at a conference in Ramallah on Oct. 18, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

Puncturing the big lie of Palestinian identity

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Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian Authority, recently claimed that the Palestinians were the descendants of the Canaanites. “This land is for its people, its residents and the Canaanites who were here 5,000 years...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/AP.

Abbas: ‘martyrs’ are ‘the most sacred thing we have’

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The Palestinians cannot be removed from their homeland, and every building built by the Zionist occupation will be destroyed, said Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in a video uploaded to his Facebook page earlier...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/AP.

Abbas ‘aggressive’ in talks with Democrats, rejected overtures to working with US on peace...

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas avoided answering whether or not he believes that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state and seemed “aggressive” in talks with U.S. lawmakers regarding the Trump...
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) delivers a statement at a conference in Ramallah on Oct. 18, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

What real incitement to murder looks like

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In the wake of the latest mass shootings to afflict America, some Jewish organizations and their leaders joined in the effort to place at least some of the blame for these atrocities on President...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas presides over a meeting of the Palestinian government in Ramallah on April 29, 2019. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas announces cancellation of all agreements between PA and Israel

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas declared on Thursday that the P.A. would cease implementation of all agreements with Israel, including on security coordination, and announced the formation of a special committee to that end. “After...
U.S. Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt attends a press conference regarding the water agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Mideast envoy Greenblatt: US not seeking regime change in Palestinian Authority

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U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt said on Monday that the Trump administration is not seeking “regime change” within the Palestinian Authority. “Our plan right now is with President Abbas,” he...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 3, 2017. Credit: Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead.

Kushner: Trump remains ‘very fond’ of Abbas, despite breakdown in ties

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U.S. President Donald Trump remains “very fond” of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, despite a breakdown in ties between Ramallah and Washington, according to senior White House official and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner on...
Israel's Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan speaks at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference in the Waldorf Astoria in Jerusalem on Nov. 21, 2018. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel’s strategic affairs minister says, ‘It’s time for PA leader Abbas to go’

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Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan on Sunday urged the international community to take immediate action to oust Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, saying this was the only way to ensure the diplomatic process...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas Credit: JCPA.

Abbas: Trump administration peace proposal can ‘go to hell’

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“The ‘deal of the century,’ or the deal of disgrace, will go to hell,” said Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at a ceremony in Ramallah on Monday. Speaking of the U.S.-sponsored conference in Bahrain scheduled...