Posts Tagged: PA President Mahmoud Abbas
Vatican: Pope Francis Meant No Offense With Abbas ‘Angel of Peace’ Remark
JNS.org - Vatican spokesman Father Frederico Lombardi said that Pope Francis meant no offense in his purported description of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...
Analysis: As Abbas Era Hits 10 Years, Palestinians Mired in Political and Economic Muck
JNS.org - May 8 marks what many consider an unceremonious 10-year anniversary of Mahmoud Abbas becoming the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), though...
PLO Adopts Resolution Calling for End to Security Cooperation With Israel
JNS.org - The central council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has adopted a resolution calling for an end to security cooperation with Israel. According...
Palestinian Media Watch Director to Receive Media Criticism Prize
JNS.org - The director of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), an Israeli organization dedicated to exposing incitement to violence by official Palestinian outlets and other sources, will be...
Hamas ‘Totally Opposed’ to Abbas Plan to Resubmit UN Resolution
JNS.org - The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said it is "totally opposed" to a plan by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to resubmit a...
US Criticizes Israel’s Suspension of Tax Transfer to Palestinians Over ICC Bid
JNS.org - The United States on Monday criticized Israel's decision to halt the scheduled transfer of $127 million in tax revenue to the Palestinian...
Abbas Threatens to Break Off Ties With Israel if U.N. Measure Fails
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to break off ties with Israel if the Palestinian-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution demanding...
Israeli Seeking Papal Backing for Major Regional Conference, Including Netanyahu, Abbas, Iran”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas will gather in Milan in May at a major regional health and social welfare conference...
Abbas Calls Jews Visiting Temple Mount ‘Herd of Cattle’
Daily Mail/AP - The Palestinian president says his people should guard a Jerusalem holy site revered by both Jews and Muslims against visiting Jews, who...
Abbas Threatens PA Will Join ICC if UN Fails to Secure Israeli Withdraw From West Bank
Ynet - The Palestinian Authority will join the International Criminal Court and possibly even cut ties with Israel if the UN Security Council does not...
Saeb Erekat Describes His Strategy of Lying
On Monday, PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat added another to his long list of lies that he spouts to the media and this one was a doozy: Escalating the Palestinian leadership's rhetorical...
Gaza Takes Back Seat to PA-Hamas Infighting and Islamic State Threat
JNS.org - Since the declaration of a final cease-fire between Israel and Hamas last month, there has been very little movement to resolve the...
Avigdor Lieberman: Don’t Negotiate With Abbas Before Palestinian Elections
JNS.org - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Sunday that Israel should not engage in diplomatic negotiations with the Palestinian Authority (PA) until there...
Egypt Denies Offering Sinai Land to Palestinan Authority for New State
i24 News - Israeli statesmen responded favorably to reports of an Egyptian-led proposal aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the Sinai Peninsula in order...
