Tag Archive for Mahmoud Abbas

| January 24, 2017
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“Abu Mazen is an illegitimate leader.” – The Palestinians don’t support him.

 

Israel’s Defense Minister said at a National Security conference Tuesday that “The PA does not exist,” it is split between Fatah & Hamas, and only “a comprehensive regional settlement with the moderate Sunni world,” can make peace.

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman spoke this evening (Tuesday) at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) from Tel Aviv.

In his speech, Lieberman explained that he does not believe that it is possible to reach a settlement with the Palestinian Authority in a bilateral agreement, but that a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict can only be reached through a regional agreement. Continue Reading »

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| December 20, 2016
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Palestinian President Abbas strengthens dictatorship by clamping down on rivals

Palestinian President’s decree strips immunity from 5 political opponents allied with chief political rival Mohammad Dahlan, who was charged and sentenced in absentia to 3 years in prison.
• One of the 5, Shami Al-Shami, said the removal of his Parliamentary  immunity was an infringement of his rights. “(This) was an absolute violation of Palestinian law and the constitution,” he told Reuters.

By Reuters

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has tightened his grip on power by stripping the parliamentary immunity of five lawmakers seen as opposing him, weeks after being reappointed chairman of the main political party.The move follows a decision by a Palestinian court last week to sentence Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah party member and vocal Abbas critic, to three years in prison over the disappearance of $16 million when he was in office several years ago. Continue Reading »

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| November 13, 2016
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Palestinian leadership agitated over Abbas’ remarks on Arafat death anniversary

 

At a memorial commemorating the 12th anniversary of Arafat’s death, Abbas implies that one of his Fatah opponents is responsible for the demise of his predecessor.

By Reuters

 

GAZA – Days after the 12th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leaders descended into new recriminations over who may have been involved in the demise of the former president.

Coming two weeks before a meeting that is expected to overhaul the leadership of Fatah, the party of Arafat and President Mahmoud Abbas, the accusations underscore a growing animosity that threatens the movement’s stability.

Abbas and the Hamas leadership meet in Qatar - Photo source: Ynet

Abbas and the Hamas leadership meet in Qatar – Photo source: Ynet

Speaking at a memorial on Thursday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas said he knew who was behind Arafat’s death and that an investigating panel would soon reveal its findings.
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| November 7, 2016
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Video Report: West Bank Palestinian demonstration against Abbas gets violent

 

view videoTensions rise in West Bank refugee camps over the Palestinian Authority’s control, which is causing concern, as the future of Mahmoud Abbas’ authority remains in limbo since demonstrations and armed clashes have broken out.

By ILTV

 

 

 

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| October 25, 2016
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After 4 days in jail, Abbas releases Palestinians for attending peaceful Sukkot event

 

Considering any kind of ‘normalization’ with Israel as fraternizing with the enemy, Abbas’ PA prohibits all Palestinian civilians from any kind of peaceful meetings with Jewish settlers, under penalty of law.
• In seeking help to free the 4 imprisoned Palestinians, PM Netanyahu said, “Where is the outrage of human rights organizations? There is none. To their great shame, they are silent.”

By Daniel Siryoti and Shlomo Cesana

 

Palestinian Authority security forces released four Palestinians who were arrested on Thursday for attending a holiday event at Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi’s sukkah in Gush Etzion. The prisoners were released after Maj. Continue Reading »

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| October 25, 2016
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Portraying a dictator, PA president Abbas ousts another parliamentarian from Fatah movement

 

Coming to the defense of the latest expelled Palestinian Legislative Council leader, Mohammed Dahlan told the BBC on Sunday that no one has the authority to oust Fatah members from the party. “He who thinks he can expel members from Fatah should know that he does not possess such authority,” Dahlan said.

By ADAM RASGON

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ousted parliamentarian Jihad Tummaleh from his Fatah faction on Saturday.

“Jihad Tummaleh is expelled from Fatah,” read an official Fatah memo.

Tummaleh was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in 2006 to represent Ramallah and its twin city, El-Bireh. Continue Reading »

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| October 6, 2016
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Nephew of Yasser Arafat considered as possible replacement for Abbas

 

Prior to Abbas bing taken to a hospital in Ramallah on Thursday, the Arab leaders from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have each reportedly urged the aging dictator to name his successor in order to avoid chaos in the event of his inability to lead.

By i24news

 

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to hospital in Ramallah on Thursday where he is undergoing cardiac testing after feeling unexpectedly unwell.

Nasser al-Kidwa & Mahmoud Abbas

A hospital official told the Associated Press that Abbas would undergo a cardiac catheterization, a procedure in which a thin tube is inserted into a blood vessel in order to examines heart strength. Continue Reading »

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| September 23, 2016
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WATCH: PA president in UNGA speech constantly repeats claims of victimhood

 

view videoPA president in UNGA speech says he will seek a UN Security Council resolution against “the terror of the [Jewish] settlers against the Palestinian people” and attributes 100 years of Palestinian victimhood to UK, Israel and UN.

By ADAM RASGON

 

The Palestinian leadership intends to present a Security Council resolution against settlements, PA President Mahmoud Abbas told the 71st meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.

Abbas addresses UNGA 2016 - Screenshot PP YouTube

President  Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority addresses a half-empty United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, US September 22, 2016. – Screenshot PP YouTube

“The settlements are illegal in every aspect and any manifestation. Continue Reading »

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| September 19, 2016
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Abbas credits terror attacks because Palestinians ‘lost hope’, Hamas disagrees

 

After Abbas attributed the past few days of knife & vehicular attacks on Palestinian despair, a Hamas official disagreed and tweeted him it was simply resistance to the “occupation.”

By i24news

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday attributed a recent spate of attacks against Israelis and soldiers to lone wolf attackers who had “lost hope,” Arabic media reports.

Sayid Amro, Jordanian tourist who was killed Saturday while trying to stab Border Police officers at the Damascus Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem. – Screenshot from Israel Police Security Video

The Palestinian Ma’an news agency quoted Abbas as saying that “our young people are taking up knives because they have no hope.” Continue Reading »

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| September 4, 2016
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The “Other” Palestinians the world couldn’t care less about

 

Since 2011, nearly 3,500 Palestinians have been killed in Syria, but because these Palestinians were not killed by Israel, mainstream media, ‘human rights’ organizations, or even Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have given them any attention.

The “Other” Palestinians by Khaled Abu Toameh

 

 

It seems as though the international community has forgotten that Palestinians can be found far beyond the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. These “other” Palestinians live in Arab countries such as Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, and their many serious grievances are evidently of no interest to the international community. It is only Palestinians residing in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that garner international attention. Continue Reading »

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| August 18, 2016
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Israeli Defense Minister seeks direct dialogue with pro-coexistence Palestinian public

The Defense Minister announced a series of steps to forge a direct line of communication with the Palestinian population, in what Lieberman called a path meant to “bypass” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose rejected every opportunity for peace, and refuses to end inciting propaganda that maintains the conflict.

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Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman met Wednesday with top officers in the IDF General Staff in Tel Aviv and presented them with the principles of his plan to fight terrorism across Judea and Samaria.

Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman – Photo: Dudi Vaaknin

Dubbing the measures “carrots, sticks and strikes,” Lieberman said he plans to pursue measures that would undercut Palestinians involved in terrorist activity while offering benefits to those who reject terrorism. Continue Reading »

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| July 27, 2016
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Palestinians trying to sue Britain over Balfour Declaration

 

Nearly a century after the Balfour Declaration expressed British support for the Jewish State in Palestine, Palestinian leaders are petitioning the Arab League for assistance in bringing criminal charges against the UK for being the facilitator of the ‘Palestinian Catastrophe.’

Roi Kais, Elior Levy

 

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called for Britain to be prosecuted for the 1917 Balfour Declaration. The statements were made during an Arab League meeting in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on Sunday.

He also called on Arab League members to assist him in pursuing this legal action.

Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: EPA

According to Abbas, the Balfour Declaration – which stated Britain’s support for a Jewish homeland in what was then Palestine – was a direct cause for the “Palestinian Nakba.” Continue Reading »

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| July 13, 2016
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After lies, broken promises, incitement, Israeli intellectuals reject meeting Abbas

 

Despite 2 previous meetings with PA Chairman Abbas, the esteemed Israeli delegation rejected the latest invitation to meet after failing to condemn countless murders, including the butchering of 13 yr-old Hallel Ariel while she slept, refusing to accept President Rivlin’s invitation to meet, and breaking his promise to meet with Netanyahu ‘anytime, anywhere.’

By Itamar Eichner

 

Dozens of Israeli intellectuals and cultural figures who met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the past have recently rejected another invitation to meet with him due to his refusal to condemn the murder of 13-year-old Hallel Ariel and his refusal to meet with President Reuven Rivlin in Brussels.

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| July 5, 2016
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Furious at report, Abu Mazen boycotts Middle East Quartet

 

Apparently the PA can’t take criticism: In response to the Palestinian Authority being called out in the Quartet report for supporting those who commit acts of terror, by glorifying them among the Palestinian public, Abbas calls for the boycott of Mid-East Quartet.

By Rachel Kaplan

 

In an odd turn of events, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reportedly boycotting the UN’s Middle East Quartet, according to the Al-Hayat news service.

The Palestinian Authority president, Fatah’s Mahmoud Abbas (right) and prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, of Hamas. – Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

The Quartet issued a report last week, detailing several recommendations in order to revive negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Continue Reading »

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| June 24, 2016
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European Parliament Applauds Blood-libel Spewed By Palestinian President

 

While French peace initiative and Saudi peace-plan make headlines. Mahmoud Abbas scrambles to maintain ongoing level of terror by spreading his insane lies once again, in order to maintain status quo, that keeps him alive, and billions in financial aid flowing.

By Ruthie Blum

 

How dare Europe applaud a blood-libeler?

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas lies about Israel not only as a matter of course but as one of policy. It was no surprise, then, when he stood up at the European Parliament on Thursday and regurgitated a claim made this week that rabbinical figures in the Jewish state had urged the government to poison Palestinian wells.

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