Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
Battle for succession in PA moves into high gear
In the best tradition of dictatorial Arab regimes, obscurity has descended upon the state of health of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has been hospitalized in Ramallah.
The Palestinian people, whom Abbas officially represents...
PA leader Mahmoud Abbas admitted to hospital in Ramallah
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was hospitalized for the third time in a week on Sunday, but may be released as early as Tuesday, according to sources in Ramallah.
The 83-year-old leader was admitted to...
Situation in Chile getting colder for its small Jewish community
Israel has received a significant boost from its allies in Latin America in recent months, with both Guatemala and Paraguay moving their embassies to Jerusalem and with Honduras rumored to follow suit as well....
Abbas thanks Venezuela, encourages Latin American nations not to move embassies
In a meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas urged Latin American countries not to move their countries’ Israeli embassies to Jerusalem.
“We hope that some countries across Latin America will...
US asks the UN Security Council to condemn Abbas’s ‘deeply disturbing’ remarks on Holocaust
The United States on Friday asked the U.N. Security Council to reject the “unacceptable” and “deeply disturbing” remarks by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas concerning the Holocaust.
The U.S.-drafted statement would have the council express “serious...
Time to abandon the ‘original sin’ theory
As welcome as the remarkably diverse condemnations of Mahmoud Abbas’s latest anti-Semitic speech have been over the last few days—with UNESCO’s new director-general, The New York Times, J Street and the German-Palestinian Association all joining the...
Abbas on the Holocaust, European Jews as usurers, says Hitler made a deal with...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas said that the massacres to which European Jews were subjected—from the 11th century until the Holocaust—were not because they were Jews, but because of their function in society.
“The anti-Jewish...
In speech, Abbas advances blood libels, says Israel ‘has nothing to do with Judaism’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas utilized a rare meeting of the Palestinian National Council to give a long speech arguing against Jewish history in the Land of Israel and blaming Jewish “social behavior” for...
Truth vs. Slogan in World Law: Disclosing Vital Differences
"The martyrs are our children and they are our families. They honor us...." (Mahmoud Abbas, PA President, Speech to PLO Central Council, January 14, 2018)
Judging from recent comments by Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority president,...
US considering postponing peace proposal due to Palestinian rejection
The United States may be delaying the presentation of an upcoming peace proposal for Israelis and Palestinian due to strong Palestinian opposition.
A senior Palestinian official told London’s Al Hayat newspaper on Thursday that the United States...