Posts Tagged: abbas
UK Paper Prints Dubious Anti-Abbas Letter with Israel Libel
The Guardian was the only international media outlet to cover the publication of an open letter that was recently signed by a number of “Palestinian...
Mahmoud Abbas Highlights a German Problem
JNS.org - In tabled rankings of international donors to the Palestinians, Germany consistently features among the top five nations. According to the foreign ministry in...
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...
Palestinian General Discusses Military Co-Operation At Talks in Moscow
A senior Russian official met the commander of Palestinian security forces to discuss military and intelligence co-operation, Moscow's defence ministry said on Wednesday. Without providing details,...
Two Potential Successors to Palestinian President Named to Top Posts
Two potential successors to 86-year-old Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were named on Monday to top posts in the Palestine Liberation Organization at a meeting boycotted...
Who Really Cares About the Palestinians?
JNS.org - In the last several weeks, there has been a surge of interest in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. In the United...
Mansour Abbas and the Lebanonization of Israel
The political struggle in Israel has reached a deadlock because the actors are focused not on issues and ideology but on personal, sectorial, factional, and...
Olmert’s Joke: Abbas Is a Man of Peace
In one of the more bizarre scenes in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, disgraced and formerly jailed Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert appeared with...
The Palestinian Street Has Lost Faith in Abbas
JNS.org - The Arab League’s decision to support Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas’ rejection of Donald Trump’s peace plan came as a disappointment to...
Mahmoud Abbas Is a Strategic Threat to Israel
The recent decision by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court at The Hague to investigate Israel’s responsibility for “war crimes” against the Palestinians...
Abbas Told the UN He Wants New Elections. He Lied.
In September, Mahmoud Abbas announced at the UN that he intended to schedule elections as soon as he returned to Ramallah. "I have decided, upon...
Palestinian Finance Minister Meets with Israeli Officials — After Abbas Said ‘No More Cooperation’
On Tuesday, Palestinian finance minister Shukri Bishara met with Israeli Finance Ministry officials to discuss several issues, including the deduction of Palestinian tax revenues and...
The Price of Palestinian Frustrations
JNS.org - Saudi blogger Mohammed Saud fell victim to Palestinian outrage last week during a visit to Jerusalem. Saud was part of a delegation of...
After Israeli Elections, Abbas Is Between a Rock and a Hard Place
JNS.org - The top ranks of the Palestinian Authority (PA) were greatly disappointed by the results of the general elections on April 9. The hope...
