Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas
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,...
63% of Israelis Oppose Terrorist Prisoner Release, Poll Says
JNS.org - About 63 percent of Jewish Israelis oppose going ahead with the fourth stage of the Palestinian terrorist prisoner release in exchange for...
Abbas Says Jewish State Recognition Off the Table in Peace Talks
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, one of Israel's conditions for peace, will not...
It’s Always ‘Groundhog Day’ With the Israeli-Palestinian ‘Peace Process’
The 1993 movie "Groundhog Day," in which the character played by Bill Murray relives the same day over and over again, is an apt...
Abbas Says Outrageous Things to Obama, No One Cares
Whenever Bibi Netanyahu visits the White House, every word and gesture and demeanor is micro-analyzed to find indications of friction or combativeness or discomfort. Yet earlier...
Palestinian Authority Threatens to Resume UN Campaign
A lead negotiator for the Palestinian Authority in the ongoing U.S.-brokered peace talks with Israel on Tuesday threatened to resume a unilateral push for international...
In White House Visit, PA’s Abbas Tells Obama Nothing About Compromise (VIDEO)
In Monday's visit to the White House, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas stuck to his guns, at least in the translated statement he made at...
Four Things Obama Should Have Told Abbas
On Yom Kippur, 1972, I was standing alongside a Soviet Jewish dissident outside Moscow's lone synagogue when we were suddenly surrounded by KGB agents. Sensing...
Israel’s Peres Says Abbas is ‘True Partner for Peace’
Ynet - President Shimon Peres said on Monday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is a "true partner for peace." Peres made the remarks upon an...
U.S. Wavers on ‘Jewish State’ Recognition While Cameron Endorses It
The United States touts itself as an impartial mediator between Israelis and Palestinians. Most of the international community continues to believe that the United States...
Abbas Stuns Arab and Jewish Audiences (SPOOF)
PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas stunned the Fatah Revolutionary Council on Wednesday, telling the group that he is against armed resistance and has no intention to...
Abbas: Only More Prisoner Releases, Settlement Freeze Can Extend Peace Talks
JNS.org - Meretz Party Chairwoman Zehava Gal-On met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Monday to discuss the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
Kerry: U.S. Committed to Preserving Jewish, Democratic Nature of the State of Israel
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is leading ongoing peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, on Monday said the United States is committed...
Netanyahu: Construction Freeze Not on the Table
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who departed Israel on Sunday for a six-day visit to the United States, told several Israeli ministers that...
