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| November 10, 2014
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Complaint Filed Against Palestinian President Abbas in ICC for War Crimes

Israeli civil rights firm accuses PA of multiple war crimes at ICC by exploiting Abbas’s Jordanian citizenship – and using evidence Fatah boasted about being involved in Gaza war.

By Tova Dvorin

 

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have made headlines again Monday – but this time, it is Israel who is being vindicated on the global scale.

Shurat HaDin – Israel Law Center, an Israeli based civil rights organization announced today that they filed an unprecedented war crimes complaint against Abbas in the ICC.

The complaint states that the Fatah faction was responsible for numerous rocket attacks on Israeli cities during this past summer’s Gaza war, making Abbas personally liable for the terrorist groups’ criminal acts. Continue Reading »

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| September 27, 2014
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U.S. State Dept condemns Abbas’ UNGA speech as ‘provocative’

U.S. State Department spokeswoman Psaki blasted Abbas’ provocative statements as ‘counterproductive & undermine efforts to create a positive atmosphere and restore trust between the parties.’

 

U.S. State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki issued a short statement criticizing the speech given by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the UNGA on Friday, in which he accused Israel of conducting a “war of genocide” during the recent round of fighting in Gaza.

Abbas waves to the audience after addressing the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly on Septembe

Abbas waves to the audience after addressing the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly on September 26, 2014 in New York. – Photo: AFP

“Abbas’ speech today included offensive characterizations that were deeply disappointing and which we reject,” reads the statement, as provided by an Associated Press correspondent.

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| September 24, 2014
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Jibril Rajoub: Abbas is going to ‘Drop a Bomb’ on Israel at the UN General Assembly

Abbas is in New York stirring up students against a ‘drunk’ Israel, ahead of his UN General Assembly address to get the world behind hi new ‘Palestinian strategy.’

By Ari Yashar

 

A senior member of Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction said that Abbas will “drop a bomb” against Israel at the UN General Assembly on Friday.

The senior official, Jibril Rajoub, said in an interview on Palestinian Arab media that the move would be an integration of the international community into “the strategy of the Palestinian people.”

It is worth noting that Rajoub in mid-August said the PA had made a “political decision” to support Arab terrorists “slaughtering” Jews living in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem – an announcement that has been accompanied by a steep rise in terror attacks in the region. Continue Reading »

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| September 20, 2014
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France to Turn to UNSC with Imposed Solution to Israel-Palestinian Conflict

 

French President Hollande says a “solution to the conflict” between the Palestinian Arabs & Israelis will be put to the UN Security Council.

By Ben Ariel, Canada

 

French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that a “solution to the conflict” between the Israelis and Palestinian Arabs will be put to the United Nations (UN) Security Council.

French President Francois Hollande and PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Paris – Reuters

Hollande made the comments after meeting Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in Paris, reported AFP.

“We will have a resolution, to be presented to the Security Council, that will say very clearly what we expect from the (peace) process and what the solution to the conflict must be,” Hollande told reporters in a joint news conference with Abbas. Continue Reading »

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| September 15, 2014
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PA Chairman Abbas Will Ask France to Recognize ‘State of Palestine’

Ma’an news agency says Mahmoud Abbas wants European countries to recognize ‘Palestine’ before he heads to the UN.

By Gil Ronen

 

According to Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an, Palestinian Authority (PA) chief Mahmoud Abbas will ask French president Francois Hollande to recognize the “state of Palestine” when Abbas meets Hollande in France Friday. According to the report, Abbas will then ask additional European countries to recognize “Palestine” even before he heads for the annual United Nations General Assembly.

PA foreign minister Riad Al Maliki told Ma’an that “the international situation now is much better than in the past, and there is a better chance that the Palestinian people’s demands will be met.” Continue Reading »

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| July 22, 2014
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Abbas’s family desert the West Bank for Jordan

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ wife & grandchildren were among the family members who secretly traveled to Jordan recently.

By KHALED ABU TOAMEH

 

Members of the family of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have secretly left Ramallah for Jordan, according to the online newspaper Rai Al-Youm.

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Mahmoud Abbas and his wife Amina – Photo: REUTERS

“For the first time and secretly, all the members of President Abbas’s family have left to their residence in Amman,” the report said.

It said that Abbas’s wife and grandchildren were among the family members who left Ramallah recently.

The newspaper said that Mohamed Shehadeh, who is in charge of Abbas’s security detail, has decided to beef up security around the PA president’s office and residence in Ramallah. Continue Reading »

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| July 12, 2014
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President Abbas flabbergasted as Hamas accuses him of being ‘Likud member’

After PA chief criticized Islamist group on Lebanese TV for rocket fire, admitting “We are the losing side”, Hamas officials strike back, branding him “a criminal” & “a Likud member.”

By JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Hamas officials assailed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for his criticism of the persistent rocket attacks on Israel, Israel Radio reported on Saturday.

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PA President Mahmoud Abbas, praying or surprised – Photo: REUTERS

Leaders of the Islamist movement which rules Gaza said that Abbas, who heads the rival Fatah faction, was “aiding the enemy” by making his statement. Hamas accused the PA chief of “acting as a third party” while branding him “a criminal” and “a Likud member.” Continue Reading »

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| July 11, 2014
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Palestinian President criticizes Hamas’ rocket attacks on Israel

 

President Abbas said  on Palestinian TV, that its preferable ‘to fight with wisdom & politics’, and also called on all parties to end military conflict.

By Ynetnews

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas went on Palestinian television Thursday to condemn the ongoing rocket fire from Gaza on Israel, Bloomberg reported.

Le président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas, à Ramallah le 10 mars 2014 ( Abbas Momani (AFP) )

Abbas in Ramallah – Photo: Abbas Momani/AFP

“What are you trying to achieve by sending rockets?” Abbas asked, without mentioning Hamas directly by name. “We prefer to fight with wisdom and politics.”

The comments were the first such condemnation from the Palestinian leader since Israel’s launch of Operation Protective Edge on Monday, during which hundreds of rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israeli communities across the country, and around 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children, have been reported killed in IAF attacks. Continue Reading »

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| July 10, 2014
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Israel PM accuses Hamas of double war crime, should be held responsible for civilian deaths in Gaza

PM Netanyahu says Hamas is committing war crimes of intentionally targeting Israeli civilians with their rockets, and again using the local Gaza population as human shields to protect the terrorists.

 

 

As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas mulls applying for membership in the International Criminal Court as a way to press charges against Israel for alleged war crimes, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and other world leaders on Wednesday that Hamas was guilty of two types of war crimes.

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“Hamas is committing a double war crime by intentionally trying to hit Israeli citizens, and using the local Gaza population as human shields,” Netanyahu said. Continue Reading »

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| July 10, 2014
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Palestinian president convene leadership to sign request to join International Criminal Court

Palestinian president seeks to sign documents necessary for joining int’l organizations to ‘protect the people in Gaza’ by all diplomatic & legal means.

 

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will convene the Palestinian leadership at 3:30 P.M. on Wednesday at his bureau, during which he expected to sign the necessary documents for joining international organizations. Inter alia, he has requested to join the International Criminal Court in The Hague, a senior official told Haaretz.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, April 29, 2014.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, April 29, 2014. – Photo: AP

“What is happening in the Gaza Strip is a war crime, and it is the right of the Palestinian leadership to protect the Palestinian people in Gaza with every diplomatic means and its jurists,” the official said.

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| June 23, 2014
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Abbas commits to disbanding unity gov’t after given proof of Hamas’ kidnapping teens

 

Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says, “If it turns out that Hamas is behind the kidnapping, there will be grave consequences including disbanding the unity gov’t & putting the reconciliation deal on hold.”

By Daniel Siryoti

 

The Palestinian Authority is waiting for the “smoking gun” that Hamas was behind the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens so that President Mahmoud Abbas could officially announce the reconciliation deal void and disband the government, a senior official in Abbas’ office told Israel Hayom.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas – Photo: EPA

“In reality the reconciliation deal has not been implemented and the unity government does not function,” the official said.

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| June 23, 2014
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Netanyahu admits PA President Abbas’ condemnation of Hamas kidnappings was ‘good’

PM Netanyahu: Israel has no intention to deliberately hurt Palestinians & adds that Israel has shown unequivocal proof that Hamas was behind the abductions to a few countries, and the proof will shortly be made public.

Four days after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas strongly condemned the kidnapping of the three Israeli teens, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu acknowledged Sunday that the Palestinian leader’s words were “good.”

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference January 21, 2014 – Photo: Menahem Kahana/AFP

“I think it was good that he said that, and I think it would be tested now by his willingness to stop the incitement against Israel and the glorification of terrorists,” Netanyahu said on NBC’s Meet the Press.

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| June 19, 2014
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Israel’s PMO: Abbas’ sincerity will be ‘tested by his actions, not his words’

 

Israeli officials skeptical of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech condemning the kidnapping of 3 Israeli teens, believe it was result of U.S. pressure.

Hamas accuses Abbas of treasonous ideology.

By Daniel Siryoti, Shlomo Cesana & Edna Adato

 

In a surprising address at a summit of the Islamic Conference Organization in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned last Thursday’s kidnapping of three Israeli teens near Hebron.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in Jeddah on Wednesday – Photo: AP

“The three [kidnapped] teens are human beings just like us and they need to be returned to their families,” Abbas said. Continue Reading »

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| June 16, 2014
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Does Abbas, the PLO or PA Really Oppose Abduction of Jews?

 

Palestinian Authority leader Abbas finally condemned the abduction of 3 Jewish teens, but it doesn’t appear to be sincere.

By Ryan Jones

 

 

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Monday finally condemned last Thursday’s abduction of three Israeli youth by Palestinian terrorists. But, can Israel take seriously the belated condemnation?

Disgusting: Cartoon compares kidnapped Israeli boys to rats
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First, it should be noted that Abbas also condemned Israel’s military efforts to find and rescue the kidnapped boys, thereby drawing moral equivalence between the abduction and Israel’s reaction to it.

Abbas’ remarks echoed a statement issued a day earlier by his foreign ministry, which accused Israel of launching a “fierce attack against the Palestinian people,” and all but justified the abduction of the three Jewish youths because they are “settlers” whose presence in Judea and Samaria is “illegal.” Continue Reading »

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| June 9, 2014
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Israel seeks dismantling of Hamas military arm forces with PA’s return to Gaza

 

Israel launched diplomatic campaign last week in effort to pressure Abbas to assert PA control over Gaza, following his formation of a Hamas-Fatah unity government .

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Israel launched an international diplomatic campaign last week aimed at putting pressure on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the new Palestinian government to assert its control over the Gaza Strip and take security responsibility for what happens there.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (6th L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (5th L) with ministers at the unity government’s swearing-in ceremony, Ramallah, West Bank, June 2, 2014.- Photo: Reuters

On Thursday, June 5, the Foreign Ministry issued an order to Israel’s diplomatic missions worldwide, regarding diplomatic activity following the wave of international recognition for the new Palestinian unity government.

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