Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas
Expert: Al Jazeera Holocaust Denial Video Reflects Widely-Held Views in Arab World
An Israeli expert told The Algemeiner on Tuesday that a recently-published Al Jazeera video that questioned the Holocaust, causing an international outcry, was based on the writings of Palestinian Authority...
Abbas Admits He Can’t and Won’t Make Peace — Again
If a report in the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar is true, we once again learned this week what we’ve known for years -- that Mahmoud Abbas...
After Israeli Elections, Abbas Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place
JNS.org - The top ranks of the Palestinian Authority (PA) were greatly disappointed by the results of the general elections on April 9. The hope...
New Palestinian Government Sworn in Amid Factional Tensions
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday swore in a new government headed by a loyalist from his dominant Fatah party, a move rejected by his...
Toppling Hamas or Handing Gaza to Abbas Will Not Solve the Problem
When a single rocket launched from the Gaza Strip into central Israel forces the Israeli prime minister to cancel an important slate of meetings in...
Islamists Notably Silent on Hamas’ Brutal Repression of Gaza Protests
Hamas continues to use force to quell a popular uprising in Gaza, as protests against the group's governance enter a third week. Protesters are constantly...
Report: Israel Defense Forces Have Prepared Plan to ‘Go All the Way’ Against Hamas
The Israel Defense Forces has reportedly prepared a plan for a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip that will "go all the way" and...
Abbas Picks Loyalist Shtayyeh as Palestinian Prime Minister
Economist Mohammed Shtayyeh, a member of the West Bank's dominant Fatah party, was named Palestinian prime minister on Sunday in what the rival Hamas group that runs Gaza called a...
Palestinian Authority Cuts Back Wages in Tax, Prisoner Dispute With Israel
The Palestinian Authority is scaling back wages paid to its employees in response to a cash crunch deepened by a dispute with Israel over payments to families of terrorists in Israeli jails, it said on Sunday. In...
Abbas’ Popularity Alters Israel’s Political Landscape
JNS.org - It was a rough week for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He saw his main opponents join forces, and the Blue and White...
Is There Hope for the Palestinians — and the Peace Process?
When Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas last month, it was yet another reminder that Palestinians remain mired in...
Time to Target Terrorist Salaries Doled Out by the PA
JNS.org - Three-and-a-half years have passed since the Arabs of Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem launched their wave of lone-wolf terrorist attacks, and the list of...
Palestinian Man’s Rape, Murder of Israeli Teenager Condemned by UN, EU Envoys
The recent killing of Israeli teenager Ori Ansbacher in what officials have described as a Palestinian terrorist attack drew increased international condemnation on Monday. Israeli security officials...
Trump Middle East Envoy Greenblatt Slams Palestinians Over Peace Rejectionism
US President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative Jason Greenblatt slammed the Palestinian Authority on Wednesday for "doing nothing” to advance peace. In a series of tweets,...
