Palestinians recently ranked corruption as the second largest problem after the economic crisis – higher than the Israeli occupation. Palestinians generally view PA officials as a self-serving, elitist group disconnected from the Palestinian struggle and [ More … ]
PLO central council voted to halt all commitments to ‘occupation authorities’ until Israel recognises Palestinian state The Palestine Liberation Organization’s central council has announced that it is suspending its recognition of the state of Israel. [ More … ]
Fatah’s conditions “make reaching reconciliation very impossible”, the head of Hamas’ Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday. Speaking at a conference to mark 30 years since the movement was launched, Haniyeh said Hamas “insists” the [ More … ]
Israeli PM calls out Palestinian leader for stating that European Jews were persecuted because of their professions, such as banking Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Mahmoud Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial after the Palestinian [ More … ]
Saudis detain Palestinian-Jordanian billionaire to compel Abbas’ instant presence in Riyadh Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was ordered to fly from Paris to Riyadh without delay after the Saudis detained Sabih al-Masri, 80, head of the [ More … ]
The head of the Palestinian police said on Wednesday that Hamas must disarm to allow a landmark reconciliation deal signed last month with rivals Fatah to succeed. The head of the Palestinian Authority police said [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of a Palestinian state, as he attempts to shore credibility following recent setbacks. President Mahmoud Abbas referred to Jerusalem as “Palestine’s eternal [ More … ]
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has urged the US president to “grab the opportunity” presented by the movement’s new charter to find a fair solution to the ongoing conflict with Israel. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has [ More … ]
US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as the US president looks to revive the Middle East peace effort. US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington next [ More … ]
Several hundred Palestinians marched in an anti-government protest on Monday, calling for the resignation of President Mahmoud Abbas and criticising his security coordination with Israel. Hundreds of Palestinian marched in anti-government protest on Monday, demanding [ More … ]
Spokesman for Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Friday condemned recent news that Israel’s ultra-right Minister of Education from the Jewish Home party, Naftali Bennett plans to introduce a bill to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, [ More … ]
Abbas’ statement came following the introduction of a bill to Congress on Wednesday, spearheaded by three US senators — Republicans Ted Cruz (Texas), Dean Heller (Nevada), and Marco Rubio (Florida) — that would recognize Jerusalem [ More … ]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met on Thursday with the two leaders of Hamas in Qatar, Khaled Mishal, the political chief of Hamas, and Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza to find an end [ More … ]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 81, was admitted to the Istishari Arab Hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, reportedly to receive cardiovascular tests after suffering from heart pains, foreign media reported. [ More … ]
Israeli researchers have alleged that the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, worked for the Soviet intelligence agency the KGB in the early 1980s, reported BBC. Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem say [ More … ]
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