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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (center- left), receives the gavel from Sameh Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt, at the handover ceremony of the Chairmanship of the Group of 77 from the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Palestinians. Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elias.

A desperate Abbas celebrates in New York as Palestinians take helm of major UN...

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas is in New York City to witness the Palestinian Mission as it takes over leadership of the G77 bloc. While there, he will likely push the Palestinian agenda and...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank, on Feb. 13, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas: ‘I may not have the strength to fight, but I won’t die a...

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has warned that the freeze in peace talks and ongoing construction in the settlements will lead to the end of Ramallah’s security and economic cooperation with Israel. At a press...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (left) speaks with Jordan's King Abdullah II as Israel's President Shimon Peres stands by, at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2013, in Amman. May 26, 2013. Photo by Flash90.

Analysis: Meeting between Mahmoud Abbas and King Abdullah of Jordan

On Dec. 18, Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman. According to sources in Ramallah, the main reason for the meeting was a request from Abbas to the...
A view of the mainly Palestinian neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber in eastern Jerusalem. Credit: Mendy Hechtman/Flash90.

Abbas spokesperson: PA to increase efforts to punish Arabs selling land to Jews

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Despite an Israeli law banning the Palestinian Authority from engaging in political and diplomatic activities in Jerusalem and other areas of sovereign Israel, a Fatah spokesperson said Thursday that leader Mahmoud Abbas is intensifying...
Members of the Palestinian terror group Hamas' security forces patrol an area along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90

Human Rights Watch: Palestinian Authority and Hamas crush dissidents

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Despite its anti-Israel stance, the nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch accused the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday of violently stopping dissent. “Twenty-five years after Oslo, Palestinian authorities have gained only limited power in the West Bank and...
U.S. President Donald J. Trump addresses the 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 25, 2018, at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

Mideast realities: Abbas and Netanyahu address the UN

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There was one corner of New York City last Thursday where the Senate Judicial Committee hearings into the accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh went largely unnoticed: the United Nations building perched on...
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas addressing the U.N. General Assembly on September 27, 2018. Credit: UN Photo/Cia Pak

Abbas praises terrorists as ‘hero martyrs,’ while claiming Jerusalem ‘not for sale’

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas went on the offensive against U.S. President Donald Trump in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, harshly criticizing the American leader for his actions to recognize...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general debate of the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2017. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

Watchdog group calls on Trump to deny US entry to Abbas for UN General...

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The Trump administration has come under pressure to deny Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas entry into the United States for next week’s annual U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York. Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), a...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/A.P.

Who will succeed the aging, ailing leader of the PA. Mahmoud Abbas?

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Who will succeed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas? The leadership in Israel, as well as the Palestinian political system, have been busy with this burning question for some time. It’s not only Jerusalem that is...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/A.P.

Palestinian official: Abbas needs to ‘rethink’ path in face of US measures

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A series of recent U.S. steps against the Palestinian Authority have infuriated the Palestinian leadership, but the outrage directed at the U.S. administration has been amplified by growing criticism directed at P.A. leader Mahmoud...