Posts Tagged: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
International Law Expert: Palestinian Security Council Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlements Political Statement, Not Binding (VIDEO)
A Palestinian Authority-drafted UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements would not be legally binding, even if it passed, an expert in international law said...
PA President Claims ‘Urgent’ Need for UN Resolution on Israeli Settlements
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said there is an "urgent" need for a UN resolution on Israeli settlements as he embarks on a multi-country tour...
Stabs at Glorifying Terror
Last Oct. 13, a few weeks into the current "knife intifada," a 22-year-old Palestinian named Baha Alyan boarded a Jerusalem bus with an accomplice --...
Media Monitor: Abbas Tells Palestinians Entire State of Israel ‘Occupied,’ Calls for Peace When Addressing Foreign Audiences (VIDEO)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks in “two languages” when articulating his policies on Israel, a Jerusalem-based research institute reported on Wednesday. According to the Palestinian Media...
Mahmoud Abbas Says He Is Prepared to End ‘Mutual Incitement;’ Accuses Israel of ‘Settler Assaults’ on Holy Sites
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he is prepared to work with Israel to stop what he called “mutual incitement,” yet accused the Jewish...
PA’s Abbas Claims He Will ‘Never Permit Violent Struggle Against Israel’
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday told Kuwaiti Scoop TV that he opposes violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and is interested in negotiating...
Palestinian Authority’s Mahmoud Abbas Rejects Joe Biden’s Peace Initiative
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday rejected a peace initiative that was proposed by US Vice President Joe Biden during their two-hour meeting...
Obama’s Middle East
This was a busy week for the Obama administration. On Tuesday, US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in the Middle East to meet separately with...
Netanyahu Tells Biden of Mideast Challenges, Opportunities
JNS.org - In a joint press conference with US Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Palestinian Authority President...
Surge in Talk About 81-Year-Old PA President’s Successor
The past five months of Palestinian attacks on Israeli Jews have undermined the already weak political position of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, who rules ineffectively...
Reconciliation, Jihadi-Style
Palestinian officials met in Doha on Sunday, as part of a Qatar-led initiative to cause rival factions Fatah and Hamas to bury the literal and...
Palestinian Authority Presidents Hosts Terrorists’ Families at His Ramallah Office
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met Wednesday in his office with the relatives of 11 terrorists killed while carrying out attacks against Israelis in...
Major Jewish Group Urges Sweden to Exhibit ‘Respect for Israel’s Proven Commitment to Rule of Law’
A major Jewish human rights organization turned up the pressure on Sweden on Wednesday with a letter to its prime minister demanding a different attitude towards the Jewish state and...
Israeli Official Blasts Abbas for ‘Perplexing’ Leadership, ‘Many Contradictions’
A senior Israeli government official blasted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for comments he made during a televised speech from his Bethlehem office on Wednesday...
