Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
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,...
US Mideast envoy denounces Palestinian support for Venezuela’s Maduro
U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt condemned the Palestinian Authority’s public show of support on Tuesday for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom the United States would like to see replaced by the country’s...
PA claims that Israel, Hamas planning to assassinate Abbas
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser on religious affairs has accused Israel and Hamas of planning “an attack against Abbas.”
Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “There is suspicious and dangerous coordination between the statements of the occupation state’s...
Israelis/Jews ‘defile’ Muslim and Christian holy sites
Muslim and Christian holy sites in “Palestine” are “defiled” and “desecrated” by the presence of Israelis/Jews. This hateful demonization is often expressed by Palestinians, including Palestinian leaders.
In December 2018, the Palestinian Authority “presidential office”...