Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
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”...
A desperate Abbas celebrates in New York as Palestinians take helm of major UN...
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...
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...
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...
Abbas spokesperson: PA to increase efforts to punish Arabs selling land to Jews
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...
Human Rights Watch: Palestinian Authority and Hamas crush dissidents
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...