Tag: Mahmoud Abbas
PA chief Abbas thanks Saudi Arabia for ‘steadfast’ support
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas sent a letter to Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince to express appreciation for what he described as Riyadh’s “steadfast stance” in support of the Palestinian people, the official...
Biden meets with Palestinian Authority head Abbas in Bethlehem
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Bethlehem on Friday morning for a meeting with Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas.
It followed Biden’s visit earlier in the day to the Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount...
Lapid calls King Abdullah, PA leader Abbas ahead of Biden’s visit to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Saturday wished Jordan’s King Abdullah II and the Jordanian people a happy Eid al-Adha, and also conveyed Israel’s condolences for the deadly gas leak earlier this month in the port...
Abbas to US envoy: ‘Our goal is to get rid of the occupation’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas hosted a U.S. delegation on Saturday led by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf.
Her three-day visit comes amid a degree of uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Joe...
Blinken speaks with Abbas ahead of Biden visit to Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday.
According to U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price, Blinken spoke to Abbas about the importance of Israelis and Palestinians working...
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...