Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
Israel’s strategic affairs minister says, ‘It’s time for PA leader Abbas to go’
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...
Abbas: Trump administration peace proposal can ‘go to hell’
“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...
Abbas draws line in the sand over payments to terrorists
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an address that aired Monday on P.A. television that the P.A. is facing a financial crisis because the Israeli government has decided to deduct the amount the...
New Palestinian government beleaguered by ‘corruption, nepotism and ineptitude’
In a meeting with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in Ramallah on Tuesday, newly appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh blamed the Trump administration for “punishing” and “blackmailing” the Palestinians. He emphasized its...
Palestinian official threatens to retract recognition of Israel
P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas’s second in command, Fatah Vice Chairman Mahmoud Aloul, said on Monday that if the peace process remains on its current course the P.A. will cease its security cooperation with Israel...
Muhammad Shtayyeh sworn in as new PA prime minister
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas swore in the new P.A. government headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh on Sunday, replacing the previous so-called “national consensus” government of Rami Hamdallah that was appointed with the consent...
Forming the new Palestinian Authority government
Two developments currently taking place in the Palestinian arena deserve our attention, and both of these are interlinked: the proposed new government in Ramallah and the situation at the Al-Aqsa plaza on the Temple...
PA leader Abbas warns: ‘Without terrorist salaries, we will nix Paris Protocol’
Israel has one week to reinstate funds it has deducted from the taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, otherwise, the P.A. will seek to reopen the Paris Protocol, the office of...
Abbas proves once again that he is not a partner for peace
The Palestinians are hoping to keep the United States from presenting its Middle East peace plan.
To this end, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has embarked on a tour of Arab states, to try to keep...
Abbas pledges security cooperation with Israel
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas pledged to continue security cooperation with Israel, despite the United States cutting all security assistance to the P.A.
In front of a gathering of Israeli and Palestinian activists on Wednesday,...