Posts Tagged: President Mahmoud Abbas
Gaza: Hamas Executes 5 Palestinians, 2 for ‘Collaboration’
i24 News - The Hamas Islamist movement ruling the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that it executed five Palestinians, including two for "collaboration" with Israel. "On...
Netanyahu Rejects French Peace Initiative, Proposes Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French Prime Minister Manuel Valls that he should help organize direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in Paris. “If you really...
Red, White…Green and Black? Palestinian Flag Raised at UN for First Time
JNS.org - The Palestinian flag was raised at United Nations headquarters for the first time on Wednesday afternoon in New York City, accompanying Palestinian Authority (PA)...
International Criminal Court Opens ‘War Crimes’ Inquiry at Palestinians’ Request
JNS.org - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened up a preliminary inquiry into possible Israeli "war crimes" in the disputed territories following a request by...
The New York Times Embraces Palestinian Failure
For New York Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief Jodi Rudoren liberal fantasy invariably trumps Middle Eastern reality. She actually imagines (January 6) that the recent application of...
Israel to Withhold Tax Revenues From Palestinian Authority in Response to ICC Move
JNS.org - The Israeli Finance Ministry will halt the scheduled transfer of $127 million in tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in response to...
The Familiar Face of Terror, and Resolve
Living in the Har Nof section of Jerusalem more than 20 years ago, I knew what terror was like. In those days, it was the Scud...
Abbas Finds a Friend in The New York Times
In his Rosh Hashanah tirade at the UN General Assembly Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, now in the ninth year of his four-year term, calumnied...
Palestinian Fatah Official: ‘There Are no Innocent Israelis’
JNS.org - An official of Fatah—the party led by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas that entered into a unity government with the Hamas...
The Vanishing Two-State Solution
JNS.org - Speaking to a British television network this week, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron bemoaned that "facts on the ground" were on the...
On Twitter, Netanyahu Calls Out Hamas as Terror Group, Points to its Sympathies for Bin Laden
As the rival Palestinian Fatah and Hamas parties announced details of their unity pact on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reminded the world via...
Pope Francis References ‘State of Palestine,’ Makes Surprise Stop at Security Fence
JNS.org - During his visit to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, Pope Francis said he hoped "all will refrain from initiatives...
Arab League Head Urges ‘Firm Stand’ Against Recognizing Israel as Jewish State
JNS.org - Nabil Elaraby, the head of the Arab League, has called on Arab countries to take a "firm stand" against recognizing Israel as...
Abbas Names New Palestinian Authority Prime Minister
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, who assumed his position in January 2005 and has been serving more than four years since his...
