Tag Archive for Mahmoud Abbas

| January 23, 2014
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Abbas accepts invitation to meet with Netanyahu, says INSS

 

The interview with PA President Abbas to be aired next week at annual Institute for National Security Studies conference in Tel Aviv.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted Wednesday as saying he is prepared to meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu at any time.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at a PLO meeting in Ramallah, October 2, 2013.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at a PLO meeting in Ramallah, October 2, 2013. – Photo: REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

The Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University also quoted Abbas as saying he does not rule out addressing the Knesset.

“I don’t reject the idea and would be prepared to discuss it,” Abbas said when asked whether he would agree to appear before the Israeli legislature. Continue Reading »

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| January 15, 2014
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Palestinian Law: Abbas Lacks Authority to Make Peace Agreement

Mahmoud Abbas:
President of the State of Palestine
President of the Palestinian Authority
Chairman of the PLO
Leader of Fatah

Abbas’ 1st objective in the Palestinian’s order of priorities is to receive full sovereignty on the territory of 1967 – while leaving the conflict wide open.

By Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi

 

 

Mahmoud Abbas – “the president of the state of Palestine,” chairman of the Palestinian Authority, leader of the PLO, and head of Fatah – must recognize that he is not a serious partner for negotiating with Israel because he does not have the authority to make decisions for the Palestinian people. Continue Reading »

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| January 14, 2014
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Arab Leader: We get Jerusalem, or No Peace

 

Despite John Kerry’s efforts, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas again signals everyone just how unrealistic a true peace deal really is.

By Ryan Jones

 

The Palestinian leadership at the weekend again signaled how far we are from reaching a bilateral, final status peace agreement, the determined and ongoing efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry notwithstanding.

Palestinians: Give Us Jerusalem, or No Peace

Mahmoud Abbas (center) – Photo source: Israel Today

In a previous report, Israel Today pointed out how Israelis see control over Jerusalem as the next, and most significant stumbling block on the road to peace.

Polls over the past decade have consistently shown that an overwhelming majority of Israelis are opposed to surrendering to the Palestinians the eastern half of their ancient capital, including the Old City and its Temple Mount. Continue Reading »

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| January 4, 2014
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Sen. McCain: Netanyahu and I have ‘serious concerns’ over Kerry’s proposal

Republican Senator John McCain, who is in Israel visiting, admits he shares P.M. Netanyahu’s concerns about whether parts of Kerry’s ‘framework agreement’ are realistic.

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Republican Sen. John McCain says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “serious, serious concerns” about parts of the proposal Secretary of State John Kerry is using to broker peace with the Palestinians.

U.S. Senator John McCain answers reporters' questions at the meeting in Italy, September 7, 2012.

U.S. Senator John McCain answers reporters’ questions during a meeting on World Economy in Cernobbio, Italy, September 7, 2012. – Photo: AP

McCain spoke Friday in Jerusalem where Kerry is making his tenth visit to craft a peace accord. Continue Reading »

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| December 31, 2013
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Lapid: U.S. Forced Israel to Choose Freeing Imprisoned Terrorists, as the Lesser Evil

Without discussing what the White House would have orchestrated against Israel had Jerusalem refused to choose, Israel’s Finance Minister admitted that ‘America presented our options – and the others were worse’.

By Maayana Miskin

 

 

Finance Minister Yair Lapid, whose Yesh Atid party is the second-largest in the coalition, spoke out Tuesday in defense of the government’s decision to free terrorists convicted of horrific murders.

In an interview with IDF Radio (Galei Tzahal) Lapid argued that freeing terrorists was the best option from among several options United States diplomats had put forth.

“There are always options around the table. Continue Reading »

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| December 27, 2013
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Ministers to decide on Palestinian prisoner release list

 

Palestinians officials outraged at planned announcement of new Israeli settlement constructions plans, alongside the release of jailed Palestinian terrorists.

By HERB KEINON, KHALED ABU TOAMEH
 

 

The ministerial committee tasked with selecting the list of Palestinian security prisoners to be released is scheduled to meet on Saturday night to decide on those to be freed late Monday night, in the third out of four such releases.

A released Palestinian prisoner at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip.

A released Palestinian prisoner at the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip. – Photo: REUTERS

Soon after the prisoner release, Israel is expected to announce plans for construction beyond the Green Line. Continue Reading »

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| December 26, 2013
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REPORT: Netanyahu & Abbas Holding Secret Back-Channel Diplomacy

 

Israel’s Daily Yedioth Ahronoth, reveals Israeli Prime Minister, Palestinian President have been engaging in back-channel dialogue through their perspective representatives in London for several years now.

By Nahum Barnea

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been maintaining a secret channel of talks for several years now, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday.

Netanyahu and Abbas. Informal dialogue (Archive photo: Reuters)

Netanyahu and Abbas. Informal dialogue – Archive photo: Reuters

Attorney Yitzhak Molcho, Netanyahu’s confidant, has been traveling to London from time to time and meeting with one of Abbas’ associates. This back-channel diplomacy includes an exchange of messages and ideas and is aimed at solving problems troubling both sides. Continue Reading »

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| December 23, 2013
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Again Abbas advances fairytale in Christmas message: Jesus was a ‘Palestinian’

Reiterating his commitment to peace, the Palestinian Authority president said in his statement from Ramallah, ‘We celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem under occupation,’

By DPA

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Jesus a role model for the Palestinians, in a Christmas message from the West Bank Monday.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – Photo AP

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – Photo AP

Referring to Jesusas “a Palestinian messenger,” Abbas said that “as we Palestinians strive for our freedom two millennia later, we do our best to follow his example. We work with hope, seeking justice, in order to achieve a lasting peace.”

He criticized Israeli restrictions on the entry of Palestinians living abroad into the West Bank, as well as Israel’s controversial West Bank security barrier, which cuts off Bethlehem, which he charged “steals land.” Continue Reading »

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| December 21, 2013
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Arab League: Not one Israeli in future Palestine & requesting UN to investigate Arafat’s death

 

Arab League chief speaks at a conference of Arab foreign ministers, convened at the request of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to support PA interests.

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Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Araby said on Saturday that there could be ‘not one’ Israeli soldier in the territory of a future Palestine. At a conference of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, al-Araby – alongside the Libyan foreign minister – was tasked with presenting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with the Arab stance on the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

A conference of Arab foreign ministers in Cair

A conference of Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, Saturday 21, 2013.-

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| December 21, 2013
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PLO Official: Strip West Bank Residents of Their Israeli Citizenship

Former PA negotiators puts the blame on Israel for failures in peace talks, threatens to coerce other countries to strip ‘settlers’ of Israeli citizenship.

By Dalit Halevi, Tova Dvorin

 

Mohammed Shtayyeh, Member of the Central Committee of Fatah, a former Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet minister, accused the Israeli government of avoiding political agreements and employing a policy of “settlement” expansion, house demolitions and “killing civilians.”

Shtayyeh was one of the negotiators who submitted his resignation to PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas earlier this year.

Ma’an reports Friday that at a restaurant in the PA village of Beit Jala, Shtayyeh claimed the “so-called bilateral Palestinian-Israeli negotiations are not going to take us anywhere”. Continue Reading »

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| December 14, 2013
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PA President Formally Refuses to Recognize Israel as Jewish State

PA source says Abbas formally refuses to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, and rejects Israeli security presence in ‘Palestine’ along Jordan border.

By AFP and Arutz Sheva Staff

 

A Palestinian Authority (PA) source on Friday told AFP that PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas formally rejected US proposals for Israel to keep troops in a future Palestinian state along the Jordan border. The source further formally stated Abbas’ position of refusing to recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

Abbas’ rejection of US Secretary of State John Kerry‘s proposals in Ramallah Thursday night came after similar remarks to a public radio station earlier in the night.  Continue Reading »

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| December 12, 2013
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Abbas Honors Arab Terrorist for Murdering 125 Israelis, Almost Exclusively Jews

Slain Palestinian terrorist Abu Jihad receives PA’s Star of Honor by Abbas: ‘He was the model of a true fighter & devoted leader.’

By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik

 

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has granted a post-mortem honor to arch-terrorist Abu Jihad, who was responsible for the murder of at least 125 Israelis in numerous terror attacks that he planned, including a bus hijacking in 1978, in which 37 civilians were murdered.

Official PA TV News reported that Abbas, in order “to honor the founding leaders and the first generation of the Palestinian revolution and the PLO, and out of loyalty to their history of struggle,” chose to decorate Abu Jihad with “the highest order of the Star of Honor.” Continue Reading »

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| December 9, 2013
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Abbas Rejects Terrorists Release Delay, Warns ‘Total Failure’ of Peace Process

In November a senior PLO official revealed that the only reason the PA is participating in peace talks was to free all 104 terrorists.

By Ari Yashar, Arutz Sheva Staff

 

In response to reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry will delay the third batch of terrorist releases by a month, a spokesperson of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas declared Monday that the PA will not agree to the delay, reports Kol Yisrael government radio.

Issa Karaka, PA Minister of Prisoner Affairs, said that while an official confirmation of the postponement has yet to be made, there are definite American pressures in that direction. Continue Reading »

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| December 7, 2013
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FM Lieberman: Peace unlikely between Israelis & Palestinians – Zero Trust

After Kerry’s optimistic assessment, Israel’s Foreign Minister says ‘Trust between the two sides is about zero,’ at annual Saban Forum in Washington.

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Peace between Israelis and the Palestinians is unlikely, but talks must continue if only to manage the conflict, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday at the annual Saban Forum in Washington.

Avigdor Lieberman.

Avigdor Lieberman. Photo – :Olivier Fitoussi

“Trust between the two sides is about zero,” Lieberman stated, cautioning against creating “expectations” about a positive outcome for the talks. The foreign minister expressed an assessment of the talk that sharply contrasts to the one presented on the same day by U.S. Continue Reading »

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| December 6, 2013
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White House Plan to Invest $4 Billion in PA Economy is Sheer Nonsense

Abbas and the unelected, cynical, & morally bankrupt cronies in Mahmoud Abbas’s office, are responsible for creating an atmosphere that harms the Palestinian economy & drives away potential investors.

 

by Khaled Abu Toameh

 

The arrest of businessman Mohamed Al Sabawi is seen as part of a campaign by the Palestinian Authority to intimidate and extort money from prominent and wealthy businessmen who seek to help strengthen the Palestinian economy. The case of Al Sabawi will undoubtedly scare potential investors and convince them that investing in Ramallah and other Palestinian cities is a bad idea.

A Palestinian Authority security official said that the arrest was a “routine legal procedure” against an investor suspected of slander and obstructing the work of police officers.

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