Posts Tagged: Abbas UN
Israel ‘Has a Year to Withdraw From All Palestinian Territories,’ Abbas Says at UNGA
i24 News – Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly via video link on Friday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas posed an ultimatum before Israel,...
Protesters Respond to Abbas Taking Over Largest Bloc of Member States at UN
JNS.org - Around 200 protesters marched outside the Millennium Hilton Hotel in New York City on Tuesday as Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas took over the chairmanship of...
After US Jerusalem Move, Palestinians to Seek Full UN Membership, Join Dozens of International Groups
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that the Palestinians will seek full membership in the United Nations and join dozens of additional...
After UN Defeat, Palestinian Unilateralism Seen as ‘Losing Its Luster’
JNS.org - Several months of campaigning for unilateral Palestinian statehood recognition culminated in a diplomatic blitz by the Palestinian Authority during the last few...
U.S. Lawmakers Threaten to Cut Palestinian Authority Aid Due to Unilateral Moves
Ynet - WASHINGTON - US lawmakers said on Wednesday they were unhappy about the Palestinian leadership's decision to sign more than a dozen international conventions,...
Abbas Under ‘Intense Pressure’ to Return to Negotiations
Ynet - The Palestinian president has told advisers that as the US tries to restart Mideast peace talks, he is under intense international pressure to...
Kerry: Israeli ‘Sense of Security’ Prevents Urgency for Peace Talks
Times of Israel - Israelis' "sense of security" prevents them from feeling sufficient urgency to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, US Secretary...
Hamas Rejects Latest Arab League Peace Proposal
The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has rejected a revised peace initiative by the Arab League. First proposed in 2002, the Arab League's peace initiative calls for...
Beware of Arabs Selling Oceanfront Property in Arizona
The recycled Arab League peace proposal - based on the Palestinian claim of return and the1967 lines with mutually agreed land swap - attempts to sell oceanfront...
Livni Meets with Kerry in Washington to Discuss ‘Peace Process’
Jerusalem Post - In a further indication of stirrings in the long-stagnant Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic process, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni met Thursday in Washington with...
Palestinian FM: PA Suspended Seeking Additional UN Recognition in Response to Obama Request
Politico - In connection with President Barack Obama's visit to the Middle East last month, the Palestinian Authority agreed to halt its drive to...
Israel: No Concessions to Palestinian Authority Before Talks
Times of Israel - Any gestures made by Israel before returning to negotiations with the Palestinian Authority would weaken its position, government officials...
Kerry Seeks to Revive Dormant Arab-Israeli Peace Process
Wall Street Journal - Secretary of State John Kerry, plowing ahead where so many have become bogged down, is seeking to revive the dormant...
Abbas Pledges to Temporarily Halt Unilateral Action Against Israel
Ynet - President Mahmoud Abbas will temporarily refrain from unilateral action against Israel to give US-brokered peace talks a chance to resume, a Palestinian official...
