Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas
UN Votes to Seek ICJ Opinion on Israeli ‘Occupation’
i24 News - The United Nations on Friday voted in favor of seeking an International Court of Justice opinion on Israel's activity in Palestinian territories...
This Is What You Get When You Offer the Palestinians a State
JNS.org – For more than 50 years, Israel’s critics have claimed that if Israelis would just agree to create a Palestinian state, the Palestinians would...
After Exile in France, Arafat’s Nephew Returns to Gaza
i24 News – A year after fleeing the West Bank, a nephew of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat returned to Gaza and is challenging...
Palestinian President Abbas Calls on Israel to Resume Negotiations Immediately
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's call for a two-state solution was a "positive development" but said the proof would be...
After Welcoming Support for Two-State Solution, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Denounces Israeli ‘Apartheid’ in UN Speech
Speaking to the UN General Assembly on Friday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s call for a two state solution...
Mahmoud Abbas’ Conflicting Legacy and the Future of the Palestinian Authority
In June 2022, it was rumored that Mahmoud Abbas, the octogenarian president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), was suffering from health issues and that his...
Abbas Is Embarrassing Himself
JNS.org – A little over a year ago, Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas was caught red-handed. At the end of a Fatah Central Committee conference...
Germany, Israel Condemn Palestinian President’s Holocaust Remarks
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disgust on Wednesday at remarks by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that the German leader said diminished the importance of the...
‘Zero-Sum Game’: PA Leader Abbas and Hamas Chief Haniyeh Come Together in Rare Meeting in Algeria
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh met on Tuesday for the first time in six years, reportedly at the request of...
Fact Check, Associated Press: PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas Isn’t ‘Opposed to Armed Struggle’
Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) and its ruling Fatah Party, has frequently been described as “two-faced” (see, for example, here, here, and here)....
France’s Macron Speaks with PA’s Abbas over West Bank Violence
i24 News – French President Emmanuel Macron spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday and expressed his "concern" over the "deteriorating situation" in...
Israeli Minister Urges Government to Boycott Palestinian Leader Abbas
i24 News – Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman said Monday his fellow ministers should boycott Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whom he accused of incitement...
Israel Slams Palestinian Authority for Rejecting Joint Probe Into Reporter’s Death
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Thursday said the Palestinian Authority is "preventing any possibility of a joint investigation" to determine whether Al Jazeera journalist...
Israeli Security Forces Launch Manhunt for Two Palestinians Suspected of Killing Three in Terror Stabbing
Israeli security forces on Friday launched a massive manhunt for two Palestinians identified as the suspects who carried out the terrorist stabbing attack in the...
