Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Authority Demands Arab Support for Anti-Trump Diplomatic Campaign
The Palestinian Authority has decided to embark on a political and diplomatic campaign against the Trump administration, Israel's Channel Two reported on Wednesday. The Palestinian Authority's foreign...
West Bank Power Struggle Could Be an Opportunity for a Hamas Coup
As Fatah party leaders who hope to succeed Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly arm themselves ahead of a looming power struggle, Fatah's arch...
Abbas: Trump Envoys Asked Me About a Confederation With Jordan
President Donald Trump's Middle East envoys reportedly proposed the idea of establishing a confederation between Jordan and the Palestinian territories in a meeting with Palestinian...
Admit It: The Palestinian Authority Is a ‘Terror-Sponsoring Entity’
JNS.org - Recent moves by the US administration towards the Palestinians are signs that as we approach the 25th anniversary of the Oslo Accords (signed...
Will Abbas Close Banks in Gaza to Punish Hamas?
I don't know how reliable this report is, but Al Akhbar in Lebanon is reporting that Mahmoud Abbas is drawing up plans to severely punish all Gazans...
Palestinian Leaders Threaten Jerusalem’s Arabs on Eve of Municipal Elections
JNS.org - Ten weeks before the local elections in Jerusalem on October 30, eastern Jerusalem residents are being increasingly pressured to stay away from the voting...
Palestinian Authority, Which Has Been Strangling Gaza, Takes Credit for Its Reconstruction
I cannot recall an official government video as transparently false and cynical as this one. The Palestinian Authority has issued a statement and video called "Office...
Palestinian Teenager Who Attacked IDF Soldier Released From Prison
A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for kicking and slapping an Israeli soldier urged continued struggle against the...
As US Pushes for Israeli-Palestinian Peace, Saudi King Reassures Allies
Saudi Arabia has reassured Arab allies it will not endorse any Middle East peace plan that fails to address Jerusalem's status or Palestinian refugees' "right...
Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party Says Israel Working to Destroy Al-Aqsa and All Jerusalem Is Arab Territory
This comes from the official Fatah news site: The Fatah movement confirmed that Israel has prepared and has been implementing a plan to demolish Al-Aqsa Mosque...
Abbas: ‘If We had Only a Single Penny Left, We Would Pay it to Families of the Martyrs and Prisoners’
JNS.org - Since Donald Trump took office, the Palestinian Authority has been pressured to stop the payments it has been making to terrorists and the...
Palestinian Sovereignty After Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent illnesses have again raised the issue of his successor. This festering problem highlights contradictory aspects of Palestinian political...
‘Pay to Slay’ and Why the ‘Occupation’ Continues
JNS.org - To Israel’s critics, there really is only one issue to discuss with respect to the conflict with the Palestinians: the “occupation.” For them, Israel’s...
Fatah Hosts Pathetic Rally in Ramallah Against US Peace Deal
Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction spent the past few days trying to get people to show up to a Monday rally to protest Donald Trump's still...
