Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice Meets With Abbas, Says Peace Talks Still Alive
Arutz Sheva - Susan Rice, U.S. President Barack Obama's National Security Adviser, met on Thursday night with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. Following...
If Not Peace Now, When?
Israeli journalist Ari Shavit has abruptly shifted into reverse gear - for the second time in a week. Writing in Haaretz (April 24), he revisited...
Abbas Releases Hamas Prisoners as Unity Talks Intensify
Ha'aretz - The interior ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said it freed six prisoners from rival party Fatah on Monday as part of a Palestinian unity pact the Islamist...
Report: Abbas Refused to Discuss Finding ‘Acceptable Wording’ on Jewish State
Times of Israel - The terminology recognizing Israel's Jewish character sought by Israel and rejected by the Palestinians during negotiations in recent months was not...
Israel and the Palestinians: Zero Sum Suffering
For Palestinians, suffering -- and sympathy for suffering -- is a zero-sum game. Sympathy used up on the Holocaust means less for Palestinians in the...
U.S. Lawmakers Consider Defunding Palestinian Authority Due to Hamas Unity Talks, Terrorism
JNS.org - A growing number of lawmakers in the United States, Great Britain, and the European Union are openly suggesting the billions of dollars,...
Why the Hamas-Fatah Unity Deal Could Lead to Peace
Characterizing the Fatah-Hamas unity, or rather reconciliation, agreement as helpful or harmful to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process is premature at best. Determining the viability or...
After Past Failed Attempts, Will Palestinian Unity Become a Reality This Time?
JNS.org - Past attempts by the Islamist terrorist group Hamas and the secular Fatah movement to jointly rule the Palestinian territories have failed....
Mahmoud Abbas Gives the World a Moment of Clarity
Like many people around the world, I was dismayed when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas embraced Hamas last week. This was one of those moments when people realize what's really happening, and there...
Abbas Shows True Colors in Merging With Hamas
On Wednesday, following the breakdown of "peace" negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas proudly announced that his Fatah faction had reconciled with...
PLO to Continue Push for Statehood at United Nations
JNS.org - The Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) central body decided to adopt a plan to pursue membership in 63 United Nations bodies and international conventions, following the...
Enough is Enough: Time to Get Tough With Abbas
JNS.org - "I believe that President [Mahmoud] Abbas is sincere about his willingness to recognize Israel and its right to exist, to recognize Israel's...
Israel Calls Off Negotiations Following Fatah-Hamas Unity Deal; Will Respond Unilaterally
The Israeli government said on Thursday that it will "not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, a terrorist organization that calls for Israel's...
Palestinian Unity Pact Followed by Rocket Fire at Israel
JNS.org - Following the signing of a unity agreement between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party and the Gaza-based terror group Hamas on...
