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US supports Quartet parameters for talks, report

Washington – Palestinian leadership have received preliminary approval from the US that the defining references for peace talks with Israel will be written by the Middle East Quartet, Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. US peace envoy George Mitchell...

Published 12 Aug 2010 8:35 AM by Editor

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Saudi King coaxes Abbas on direct talks with little effect

Washington – Saudi Arabia is now urging Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to agree to direct talks with Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported Friday. Saudi officials have also offered to “sweeten the deal” by offering financial...

Published 6 Aug 2010 7:30 AM by Editor

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Palestinians to Abbas: Give us back democracy

Washington – In an open letter sent Thursday to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a collection of Palestinian intellectuals and activists have made a request of the PA leader: give Palestinians back their freedom. The Electronic Intifada...

Published 2 Aug 2010 1:08 PM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, Palestinian Authority, elections, democracy now [Edit Tags]
Poll: Palestinians want to renew Gaza ceasefire

Washington – In a recent poll , a majority of Palestinians support renewing Hamas’ ceasefire with Israel, and Fatah outshines Hamas in public approval. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad received a 62% approval rating among...

Published 7 Jul 2010 7:00 AM by Editor

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Abbas meets with Hamas MPs facing expulsion

Washington – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting on Friday with four Palestinians MPs whom Israel plans to throw out of Jerusalem over their affiliation with Hamas. Mohammad Abu Tir is one of four Palestinian lawmakers facing...

Published 25 Jun 2010 11:26 AM by Editor

Filed under: Hamas, Jerusalem, abbas, mohammad abu tir [Edit Tags]
Hamas: Egypt, Abbas blocked reconciliation

Washington – Senior Hamas official Ezzat Al-Resheq, blamed Egypt and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for an impasse in efforts to achieve Palestinian political unity. Over the weekend Egypt said it would not accept Hamas' changes to its...

Published 21 Jun 2010 7:18 AM by Editor

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Abbas makes promises to refugees

Washington - Despite the difficulties of proximity talks with Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas felt confident enough to promise refugees at a convention in Ramallah, "The next time your return will be permanent, holding with you Palestinian...

Published 5 Jun 2010 5:10 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, refugees, proximity talks [Edit Tags]
Report: Proximity talks expected to continue

Washington - Despite calls from Palestinian factions to halt indirect negotiations with Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has made no gesture indicating he will suspend the talks. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appears in an undated file...

Published 3 Jun 2010 12:40 PM by Editor

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Haniyeh tells Abbas: Stop negotiations with Israel

Washington - Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Hanieyh has called on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to terminate indirect negotiations with Israel after the flotilla attack, saying, "it is not reasonable to continue talks in light of this crime,"...

Published 31 May 2010 8:42 AM by Editor

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Abbas says no direct talks until borders settled

Washington - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told reporters during his trip to Malaysia that there will be no second, direct phase of negotiations with Israel until borders for the future Palestinian state have been settled, Ma'an News Agency...

Published 27 May 2010 8:58 AM by Editor

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Skepticism abounds as negotiations gear up

Washington - US Middle East envoy George Mitchell was in the region reportedly meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ahead of his shuttle diplomacy between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

Published 18 May 2010 9:33 AM by Editor

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Erekat: Abbas meeting Mitchell Wednesday

Washington - Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell Wednesday, AFP reported Monday. Mitchell (right) last met with Abbas (left) to deliver US President Obama's...

Published 17 May 2010 7:21 AM by Editor

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Security and borders to top proximity talks

Washington - Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and US President Barack Obama have agreed to focus the initial indirect negotiations agenda on security and borders, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported Tuesday. A French maps shows Israel's...

Published 12 May 2010 7:55 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, obama, peace negotiations, security, borders [Edit Tags]
Obama reiterates support for Palestinian state

Washington - In a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, US President Barack Obama underscored his support for the peace process and an independent, viable Palestinian state. The Obama Administration has been a strong supporter of the two...

Published 11 May 2010 1:17 PM by Editor

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Livni: Peace will preserve Israel

Washington - Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni met with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell Friday and shared her desire to secure a peace agreement with the Palestinians, Ynet reported . Opposition leader Tzipi Livni speaks at Harvard University...

Published 7 May 2010 8:17 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, Mitchell, netanyahu, peace negotiations, tzipi livni, Zionism, likud, kadima [Edit Tags]
Preparations still underway for indirect talks

Washington - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that indirect talks with the Israeli government would not last longer than four months, Al-Jazeera English reported Thursday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Israeli Prime Minister...

Published 7 May 2010 4:28 AM by Editor

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Abbas accuses Hamas of smuggling weapons into West Bank

Washington - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Hamas of smuggling weapons into the West Bank in remarks published on Thursday. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the European Parliament [Photo: European Parliamnent - Flickr] In an interview...

Published 6 May 2010 8:09 AM by Editor

Filed under: West Bank, Hamas, abbas, peace negotiations, weapons [Edit Tags]
Abbas to meet Obama

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will meet with his US counterpart in Washington this month to discuss the return to indirect negotiations with Israel and prospects for advancing Middle East peace, Reuters reports . Abbas said in an interview...

Published 4 May 2010 7:53 AM by Editor

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Arab League backs return to talks

Saturday the Arab League gave its blessing for the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to resume indirect peace negotiations with Israel, AFP reports. PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erakat told reporters in Cairo that if Israel moves to expand settlements...

Published 1 May 2010 4:47 PM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, obama, netanyahu, peace negotiations, saeb erakat, PLO, Arab League [Edit Tags]
Clinton says peace talks will begin next week

Friday US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will get back on track next week, Al-Jazeera English reports. Over the past week, both Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President...

Published 30 Apr 2010 11:18 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, George Mitchell, netanyahu, peace negotiations, hillary clinton, two-state solution, Knesset, Bi-national solution, proximity talks, rivlin [Edit Tags]
Who's calling the shots in the peace process?

With the Arab League controlling the PA's decision to go back to the negotiating table and President Obama's peace plan stalled, foreign policy analyst Elliott Abrams asks "who speaks for the Palestinians" in the Weekly Standard Wednesday...

Published 28 Apr 2010 9:38 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, obama, netanyahu, peace negotiations, Arab League, amr moussa, elliott abrams [Edit Tags]
Abbas OKs cabinet reshuffle in exchange for more Fatah representation

PA President Mahmoud Abbas has approved of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's plan to reshuffle is cabinet so long as Fatah-affiliated government officials enjoy more representation in the cabinet, Xinhua reports. Fatah's Revolutionary Council agreed...

Published 28 Apr 2010 9:01 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, Fatah, fayyad, statehood plan, revolutionary council, cabinet [Edit Tags]
Unilateral declaration of statehood: Are Fayyad and Abbas on the same page?

Ma'an News Agency suggested Tuesday that PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and President Mahmoud Abbas are in disagreement over the establishment of the Palestinian state. An Israeli channel 2 interview with Abbas Monday night made some question how...

Published 27 Apr 2010 10:47 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, fayyad, statehood plan, unilateral declaration [Edit Tags]
Netanyahu agrees to capitulations for peace, Al-Hayat

London-based Arabic language news outlet Al-Hayat said Saturday that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a prisoner release, road block removals, and an ease in the Gaza blockade as a positive gesture toward the peace process, Haaretz reports...

Published 24 Apr 2010 10:23 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, netanyahu, statehood, prisoner exchange, Area C [Edit Tags]
Abbas tells Obama to impose peace plan

In a speech Saturday, PA President Mahmoud Abbas urged US President Barack Obama to "impose" a peace solution that would effect a Palestinian state, Haaretz reports. Abbas said in Remarks to the Fatah party a day after meeting with US MidEast...

Published 24 Apr 2010 9:19 AM by Editor

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Israel arrests Abbas guard

Just hours before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's address to David S. Abraham Center for Peace calling on Israel to "do more for peace," Israeli soldiers arrested a member of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' presidential...

Published 17 Apr 2010 1:32 PM by Editor

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Abbas: No proximity talks

In his address to the Arab League summit Saturday, PA President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority would not participate in US-moderated proximity talks with Israel unless Israel changes its settlement policy, the Jordan Times reports. PA President...

Published 29 Mar 2010 1:59 PM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, Settelments, Arab League, proximity talks [Edit Tags]
Obama steps up the pressure on Israel

US President Barack Obama's meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu last week yielded no clear agreements and the president reportedly issued a number of demands to the Israeli leader before he returned to Israel. None the less, the president made...

Published 29 Mar 2010 5:15 AM by Editor

Filed under: East Jerusalem, abbas, obama, netanyahu, peace negotiations, indirect negotiations, settlement expansion [Edit Tags]
Abbas aides: No deal reached in Washington

A senior aide to PA President Mahmoud Abbas reports Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama failed to reach any agreement on a settlement freeze during their meetings in Washington, says Ma'an News Agency . Nabil Abu Rudaineh,...

Published 26 Mar 2010 5:39 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, George Mitchell, Settelments, obama, netanyahu [Edit Tags]
PA denies Abbas in failing health

Aides to PA president Mahmoud Abbas deny the premier is suffering form poor health, Ma'an News Agency reports. President Abbas (left) with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Their statement, which ran through government-run news...

Published 25 Mar 2010 8:05 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, Palestinian Authority, health [Edit Tags]
Honor killings on the rise in Palestinian territories

More than 13 women have died in "honor killings" since the start of 2010, reports Palestine Think Tank 's Kawther Salam. Says Salam, Abbas and the PA have done little to curb honor killings Palestinian human rights organizations release...

Published 12 Mar 2010 5:42 AM by Editor

Filed under: Ramallah, abbas, palestine, women, honor killing [Edit Tags]
Israeli report: peace talks not a priority for Washington

An Isaraeli Foreign Ministry report claimed that the Obama administration has made statements that side more with Palestinian requests. An American official spoke with Haaretz about the proximity talks; "We told the parties that our goal is to achieve...

Published 7 Mar 2010 8:44 AM by Editor

Filed under: Israel, abbas, Mitchell [Edit Tags]
Abbas lowers demands for resuming talks

Inside Story discusses why Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, has suddenly lowered his ceiling of demands for resuming peace talks with Israel.

Published 4 Feb 2010 7:24 AM by Editor

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Abbas: if Israel freezes all settlements, there could be a peace agreement in 6 months

President Mahmoud Abbas gave an in-depth interview to Haaretz. Palestinian Affairs correspondent Avi Issaharoff describes Abbas as 'self-assured,' and 'upbeat.' During the course of the lengthy interview, Abbas dropped his headline-grabbing...

Published 16 Dec 2009 7:54 AM by Editor

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Abbas to stay on for now

The LA Times reports that President Mahmoud Abbas will not resign immediately, as he threatened to do only last month. Instead he will remain in charge of the PLO until elections can be held. Excerpt : Abbas, who was elected Palestinian Authority president...

Published 16 Dec 2009 4:39 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, barghouti [Edit Tags]
PLO representative: Israel and Hamas kept us in the dark on Shalit deal

Ambassador Maen Areikat is the PLO's Chief of Mission to the United States. He spoke with Palestine Note in an interview with Fadi Elsalameen. Areikat said that Israel has kept the Palestinian Authority in the dark on the talks with Hamas to free...

Published 9 Dec 2009 12:21 PM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, shalit, fadi elsalameen, Areikat [Edit Tags]
Marwan Barghouti: the political prisoner with the highest value?

Marwan Barghouti, the Fatah activist and intifada leader who is currently serving five life sentences in an Israeli prison, is by far the best-known Palestinian political prisoner. Equally praised by Hamas and Fatah, his reputation extends beyond political...

Published 6 Dec 2009 5:43 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, marwan barghouti, tanzim [Edit Tags]
Abbas ends Latin America tour with a pledge from Chavez

News agencies are reporting that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ended his tour of Latin America with a stop in Venezuela, where he got a pledge from his Venezuelan counterpart to upgrade ties between Caracas and the Palestinians. According to...

Published 29 Nov 2009 12:11 PM by Editor

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Is Marwan Barghouti plotting to take over from Abbas?

Marwan Barghouti , a 50 year-old former Tanzim leader who is currently serving five life sentences in Israeli jail for masterminding several terror attacks, is possibly the best-known Palestinian political prisoner. Some see him as a Palestinian Nelson...

Published 26 Nov 2009 7:06 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, marwan barghouti, tanzim [Edit Tags]
As prospects for statehood dim, the Palestinian Authority could collapse

With statehood more elusive than ever, a recalcitrant right-wing government in Israel and an American administration that seems unable to come up with an effective Middle East policy, things are looking a bit grim in Palestine right now. In a sobering...

Published 14 Nov 2009 7:19 AM by Editor

Filed under: West Bank, abbas [Edit Tags]
Fatah's post-Abbas strategy

London's Financial Times reports that Fatah is already debating a new strategy if President Mahmoud Abbas resigns. Excerpt : Shaken by the prospect of losing their veteran leader, senior Palestinian officials have started debating fresh strategies...

Published 13 Nov 2009 9:28 AM by Editor

Filed under: Hamas, abbas, Fatah, elections [Edit Tags]
Palestinian elections postponed: media roundup

Faced with mounting and vociferous opposition from Hamas, Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas has announced a postponment of Palestinian national elections. Below is a media roundup of the story. Updates will be added as new articles are published. From...

Published 13 Nov 2009 6:08 AM by Editor

Filed under: Hamas, abbas, Fatah, elections [Edit Tags]
Jerusalem Post: Fayyad is plotting to replace Abbas

The Jerusalem Post' s Khaled Abu Toameh reports that Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is angling to replace President Mahmoud Abbas. Excerpt: Fatah's Central Committee and Revolutionary Council, the faction's two most significant...

Published 13 Nov 2009 5:31 AM by Editor

Filed under: abbas, Fatah, fayyad [Edit Tags]
Palestinians protest in support of Mahmoud Abbas

Abbas has said he will not seek reelection (AP) Arab News is reporting that Fatah movement has organized massive protest rallies in West Bank cities following Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' announcement that he would not be seeking another term...

Published 7 Nov 2009 5:46 AM by Natasha Tynes

Filed under: abbas, Palestinian Authority [Edit Tags]
Final decision: Abbas will not seek re-election

Close aides to President Abbas confirmed to Palestine Note that President Abbas's decision not to seek re-election is serious and final. Haaretz Onlin e reports: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced today that he will not seek re-election...

Published 5 Nov 2009 11:50 AM by Fadi Elsalameen

Filed under: Hamas, abbas, obama, netanyahu, clinton visit to Israel, hillary clinton, fadi elsalameen, too many chiefs [Edit Tags]
US does a U-turn on settlement policy, dropping call for a freeze

Hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Jerusalem, trying to encourage Israel and the Palestinian Authority to return to negotiations, Palestinian officials have accused the US government of undermining progress toward Middle East peace...

Published 1 Nov 2009 3:03 PM by Lisa Goldman

Filed under: abbas, negotiations, netanyahu, Clinton [Edit Tags]
Clinton visits Jerusalem in attempt to jump-start peace talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited officials in Jerusalem yesterday, in an attempt to re-start peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. While many media outlets covered the story - albeit with a noticeable lack of enthusiasm...

Published 31 Oct 2009 10:25 PM by Lisa Goldman

Filed under: abbas, negotiations, netanyahu, Clinton [Edit Tags]
Hamas bans elections in Gaza; Abbas threatens to resign

Mahmoud Abbas/AP PA President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree announcing that presidential and parliamentary polls would take place on January 24, even though no national unity agreement with Hamas was reached, despite the efforts of Egyptian moderators...

Published 29 Oct 2009 9:30 AM by Lisa Goldman

Filed under: Gaza, West Bank, Hamas, abbas, Fatah [Edit Tags]
Abbas calls for elections, infuriating Hamas

Mahmoud Abbas/AP After failing to reach a national unity agreement with Hamas in Cairo, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a unilateral call for elections. He did not consult with Hamas, which is now furiously calling the elections illegitimate...

Published 26 Oct 2009 8:03 AM by Lisa Goldman

Filed under: Hamas, abbas, Fatah, elections [Edit Tags]
Abbas scolds Hamas for delaying reconcilation pact

Mahmoud Abbas. Muhammed Muheisen/AP Gaining political support from the backlash against Mahmoud Abbas following his flip-flop on the Goldstone Report, Hamas decided that it would not sign the national reconciliation pact after all. As Israeli journalist...

Published 13 Oct 2009 3:22 AM by Lisa Goldman

Filed under: abbas, Fatah, Hamas Gaza Israel, goldstone report, haniyeh [Edit Tags]

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