Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
PA leader Abbas vows ICC action against Israel over journalist’s death in Jenin
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday pledged to take action against Israel at the International Criminal Court in The Hague over the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin on Wednesday.
Speaking at a ceremony...
Palestinian adviser to Abbas: Jews not connected to land, ‘occupation’ to disappear
Mahmoud Al-Habbash, a senior adviser to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, claimed in a Friday sermon in Ramallah last week that the land of Israel belonged to the Palestinians since before the Natufians, Canaanites...
Palestinian Authority long been ‘speaking in two voices,’ says former Israeli defense official
The Palestinian Authority has been “speaking in two voice” for a long time, promoting moderate messages to Western and Israeli ears on the one hand, and radical messages internally for public Palestinian consumption on...
Israeli defense minister demands ‘peace and quiet’ in call with Abbas
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that Ramadan must not be a “period marked by terror,” according to an official statement.
In a telephone conversation, Gantz thanked Abbas...
Palestinian terror factions blast Abbas, PA over recent appointments
Hamas and other Palestinian terror factions have refused to acknowledge a series of recent appointments made by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, according to a report by The Jerusalem Post.
“ no recognition of, and no...
Think tank: Israel’s gift of hundreds of millions of dollars to Palestinians violates law
The Jerusalem-based Kohelet Policy Forum sent a request on Jan. 16 under Israel’s Freedom of Information Act to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, asking for information and details on his agreement to transfer hundreds...
Amnesty International,Apartheid,Palestinian Authority,Sanctions,U.N. General Assembly
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said that it rejects the finding of a new report by Amnesty International UK that accuses Israel of apartheid and “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians.
“We reject...
Blinken calls Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss relations, reform
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on the phone with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Monday.
According to a U.S. State Department readout of the call by spokesman Ned Price, the two discussed the Biden...
Abbas Palestinian rival Dahlan delivers 1 million COVID vaccines to Gaza Strip
Mohammed Dahlan, a longtime rival of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, sent 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Gaza Strip from the United Arab Emirates.
According to a report by AFP, the vaccines arrived...
Israel’s ill-fated powwows with the Palestinian Authority
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid didn’t boast on social media about his meeting on Sunday with Palestinian Authority honcho Hussein al-Sheikh. The latter did so immediately, however.
“I met this evening with … Lapid, and we discussed...