Posts Tagged: Mahmoud Abbas Israel
Abbas Says He Doesn’t Want to Run Again for Palestinian Authority President
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday told the German online publication Spiegel Online International that he does not “want to run again” if...
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...
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...
Thinking Out of the Box Is Needed to Combat Terror
The “lone-wolf” stabbings, shootings and other actions by individuals designed to kill Israelis are not a new phenomenon. Nor are they “popular” responses to settlements,...
Israeli-Druze Delegation Defends Israel Against Apartheid Accusations: ‘We Are a Living Example of How Empty These Claims Are’
Members of Israel's Druze community on Monday firmly rejected those who accuse Israel of being an "apartheid state" that discriminates against its minorities. The defense of the Jewish state...
Mahmoud Abbas’s Brother-in-Law Undergoes Life-Saving Surgery in Israel
JNS.org - Despite the ongoing wave of Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis, a brother-in-law of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas underwent life-saving cardiac surgery at the...
Palestinian Professor Outraged by Abbas’ ‘Investigation’ of Joseph’s Tomb Arson
Dr. Salah Na'ami, writing in the Jordanian paper Assabeel, is angry that Mahmoud Abbas is pretending that he will open a full investigation to find out...
Israel Slams PA Unilateralism After Pope’s ‘Angel of Peace’ Remark About Abbas
JNS.org - After Pope Francis hosted Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican on Saturday and appeared to call Abbas an "angel of...
‘Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying’
One line from the 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption embodies perfectly the Arab-Israeli conflict, "Get busy living or get busy dying." This line encapsulates the...
Abbas to Demand Israeli Withdrawal From West Bank in 3 Years
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is set to unveil a plan for a return to negotiations with Israel over a nine-month...
Fatah Official Calls for Martyrdom to ‘Liberate’ Jerusalem
Even during the peak of Israel-Palestinian peace negotiations, Fatah official Tawfiq Tirawi said that Palestinians would not abandon violence as a potential means. According to Palestinian...
Arafat Recognized Jewish State, Why Won’t Abbas?
The Arab League is endorsing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' refusal to accept Israel as a Jewish state as a part of any peace agreement. But in taking...
Chicken Soup Anyone? Abbas and Kerry Complain About Colds, Stress
In a recent meeting, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bonded over a shared ailment: a common cold, The Wall...
