Tag: Mahmoud Abbas

An estimated 60 Arab residents of eastern Jerusalem were nominated by the various electoral lists.

Dahlan’s faction issued a statement of condemnation and placed the responsibility for the safety of all candidates on Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas and his security apparatus.

The ban was originally issued in 1935 by Haj Amin al-Husseini, the pro-Nazi Jerusalem Grand Mufti.

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, 85, was slated to fly to Germany.

Abu Mazen is supposedly looking for a way to cancel the elections.

The terrorist currently serving five life sentences in Israeli prison could pose a serious threat to the Palestinian Authority leader’s hold on power in Ramallah.

Thank God, the PA will never adopt these ideas because they include giving up its tight control over its citizens and letting them become the masters of their reality.

The legislative elections are planned for May 22, presidential for July 31, and Palestinian National Council elections for August 31.

Abbas’ decision is intended to politically eliminate Nasser Qudwa, the foundation’s chairman and nephew of Yasser Arafat.

All EMGF resolutions must be unanimous, and so the PA's nay vote was enough to deny the UAE's request.

Friedman says "Biden needs to move fast" if he wants to be able to thwart all those efforts in favor of the old, familiar, and bloody 2-state solution.

Both Hamas and Fatah want to place voting stations in the part of Israel's sovereign territory which they claim for the capital of their future state.

The only major power on the planet Abbas can rely on to resuscitate the old and tired concept of a Palestinian State is… the Democratic party.

Friedman had President Trump's backing much of the time.

It's conceivable that the sudden outrage expressed by Health Minister Alkaila may be rooted in her government's public shaming.

A majority of respondents expressed optimism about President-elect Joe Biden's election and support a dialogue with the new administration.

In an interview with Sharq Al-Awsat, Gantz said he is willing to compromise on parts of Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley, he opposes sovereignty and is against legalizing new settlements, while echoing the peace sentiments of the good old Oslo years.

Instead of fighting a losing battle against Middle East normalization, the Palestinian Authority now hopes to mobilize the new friendly-with-Israel Arab states to pressure concessions from Israel.

Opening the diplomatic mission in Jerusalem fulfills a promise made by Czech President Milos Zaman some two years ago.

This is what the Palestinian Authority can expect from the Biden-Harris administration.

Erekat was one of the most prominent PA spokespersons in the Western media.

The 65-year-old Erekat is in a particularly high-risk group, having undergone a lung transplant in the United States three years ago.

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a senior Saudi official, openly criticized the Palestinian Authority leadership for transferring their allegiance to Turkey and Iran.

The survey indicates great worries about the future in case of the continued severing of relations with Israel.

This year’s choice came as a surprise to us as much as to anyone else, since the winner was not even in the running until a few short weeks ago – or was he?

Of course, one can understand their frustration: it's like you grow up hating the kid next door only to end up seeing your older sister marrying him.

"The operation ended with the death of 11 Israeli athletes, 5 out of 8 operators, a German police and helicopter pilot, Germany released the three Palestinians."

Haniyeh is in Lebanon in an attempt to "shore up the Arab and Islamic stance toward Israel" which has been skewing in favor of the United Arab Emirates' “full normalization of relations” with the Jewish State.

With the new canteen boost, Hamas murderers should be able to purchase 50 candy bars a month each. There's bunch of terrorists who won't be able to slip through the bars.

A scan of Monday's Arab press shows a general loss of interest in the Israel-UAE peace, and certainly no mention of the PA's rage.