Posts Tagged: Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas
Abbas to US Envoy: ‘Our Goal Is to Get Rid of the Occupation’
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas hosted a US delegation on Saturday led by Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf. Her...
Palestinian Leader Abbas Cracks Down on Critics
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has been increasingly intolerant to critics of both him and the security organization he heads, according to Palestinian...
Report: PA Leader Flown to Jordan En Route to Germany for Medical Treatment
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, 85, was slated to fly to Germany for medical treatment on Monday, Palestinian media reported. Abbas has already traveled...
Abbas Calls Trump a ‘Son of a Dog,’ Calls for ‘Resistance’
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas railed against US President Donald Trump in a closed-door meeting with the Fatah leadership on Monday, as Israeli...
Abbas Warns PA on the Verge of ‘Explosion’ Over Withheld Tax Revenues
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that Israel’s decision to withhold $43 million of the tax...
Fatah Official Says PA Chief Abbas, Soon to Turn 85, Won’t Run for Re-Election
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas will not run for re-election, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub told Palestine TV on Monday. Rajoub’s announcement contradicted Hussein al-Sheikh,...
Abbas Announces Date to Be Set for First Palestinian Election Since 2006
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that he will schedule a date for elections in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and...
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Says, ‘It’s Time for PA Leader Abbas to Go’
JNS.org - Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan on Sunday urged the international community to take immediate action to oust Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, saying...
Protesters Respond to Abbas Taking Over Largest Bloc of Member States at UN
JNS.org - Around 200 protesters marched outside the Millennium Hilton Hotel in New York City on Tuesday as Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas took over the chairmanship of...
Egyptian, PA Officials Accuse Abbas of Actively Escalating Crisis in Gaza
JNS.org - Egyptian and Palestinian officials on Sunday accused Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas of actively escalating the crisis in the Gaza Strip in hopes that...
Abbas Praises Terrorists as ‘Hero Martyrs,’ While Claiming Jerusalem ‘Not for Sale’
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas went on the offensive against US President Donald Trump in his speech to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, harshly...
Abbas Planning to Impose Additional Sanctions on Gaza
JNS.org - Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas plans to impose additional sanctions on the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials were quoted by Arab media as saying on...
Son of Mahmoud Abbas Told US Officials That He Doesn’t Believe in Two-State Solution
JNS.org - An Israeli report has revealed that the son of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas told a top Trump administration official that a two-state solution...
Abbas Adviser: Israeli Knesset Members on Temple Mount Equals ‘Zionist ISIS-ism’
JNS.org - Mahmoud al-Habbash, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ adviser on religious affairs, told the official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida this month that the presence...
