As ceasefire deal takes shape, Mahmoud Abbas lays groundwork for return to Gaza

February 1, 2024 by  
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An emerging Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza will take place in three stages over a period of several weeks, the Tazpit Press Service has learned. Read more

Albanese speaks with Palestinian Authority leader

November 10, 2023 by  
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, condemning the Hamas attack on Israel and expressing his concern over civilian casualties in the Mideast conflict. Read more

What is not fit to print is printed. What is fit to print is not printed.

September 29, 2023 by  
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New York Times reporter got away with posting a strangely worded, one-sided feature that sends a message that the Palestinians are long-established inhabitants of the land that is now governed by the state of Israel. The Palestinians  are even described as “indigenous.” Read more

In Judea and Samaria, the post-Abbas era has already begun

September 21, 2023 by  
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On Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces conducted a counter-terror raid in the Jenin refugee camp, the epicentre of terrorism in Judea and Samaria. Read more

Mahmoud Abbas’s antisemitic rant draws condemnation

September 11, 2023 by  
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Mahmoud Abbas, who is at the same time president of the Palestinian Authority, chairman of the PLO and chairman of the Fatah movement, shared his theories about Ashkenazi Jews on Aug. 24, claiming they are the descendants of Khazars and that Adolf Hitler had Jews slaughtered not because they were Jews but because of their “social role” as moneylenders. Read more

Feintooner

September 11, 2023 by  
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This week’s cartoon: Little Authority of Horrors Read more

The cruel lessons of the Oslo debacle remain unlearned

September 10, 2023 by  
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We’ve seen this movie before. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas says something awful and antisemitic. Read more

King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

August 21, 2023 by  
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Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more

Abbas firing PA Governors like ‘reshuffling deck chairs on Titanic

August 13, 2023 by  
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Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old ailing Palestinian Authority president, is showing his desperation and corruption by trying to fire more than 80% of the authority’s regional governors, according to Washington analysts who follow the region closely. Read more

The day after

July 28, 2023 by  
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Trying to predict events when it comes to Israel and the region is fraught with uncertainty. Read more

MBS: Is Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution dead or alive?

March 20, 2023 by  
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Following the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran intend resuming diplomatic relations within the next two months – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister – Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) – needs to urgently answer this one question: “Is the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution published on 8 June 2022 by your confidant Ali Shihabi dead – or is it still alive?” Read more

Israeli brothers killed in Samaria terror shooting

February 27, 2023 by  
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Two Israelis were killed in a terrorist attack near the village of Huwara, south of Nablus, in Samaria on Sunday. Read more

Secret talks paving way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

February 27, 2023 by  
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The bombshell revelation that senior aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been holding secret talks for almost two months further confirms the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) acceptance of the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) as the basis for negotiating an end to 100 years of conflict between Arabs and Jews. Read more

Penalising Palestinian lawfare

January 9, 2023 by  
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The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday plans to impose sanctions on the Palestinian Authority for its latest act of lawfare aggression against the Jewish state. Read more

In call with Abbas, Gantz emphasises ‘important ties’ with Palestinians

December 29, 2022 by  
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Outgoing Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday called for continued cooperation with Ramallah, speaking during a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

Own goals

November 25, 2022 by  
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Scoring an own goal can be a most embarrassing result in a soccer game, but it also has another connotation. Read more

Abbas: No option other than to deal with Netanyahu

November 15, 2022 by  
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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he has no choice but to coordinate with Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

Arafat death probe head says people trying to silence him

November 15, 2022 by  
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Over the past week, hundreds of testimonies and documents from the Palestinian investigation into the circumstances of the death of Yasser Arafat have been leaked to social media and Palestinian media outlets. Read more

Abbas once again set to demonize Israel as he pushes Palestinian propaganda at the UN

September 16, 2022 by  
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The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opens this week. It is expected that the Palestinian Authority’s President Mahmoud Abbas will once again force the Palestinian question to the forefront of the international agenda. Read more

Abbas takes back comments accusing Israel of committing ‘50 Holocausts’

August 19, 2022 by  
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Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has taken back comments made in Germany on Tuesday accusing Israel of committing “50 Holocausts” against the Palestinians. Read more

TPS exclusive: PA source states Mahmoud Abbas’ time as its leader may be numbered after his Holocaust comments

August 18, 2022 by  
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A source in the Palestinian Authority (PA) told TPS on Wednesday that the “unfortunate” words of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen) accusing Israel of committing “50 holocausts” against Palestinians were a self-inflicted wound for international public opinion toward the Palestinian cause. Read more

Israel condemns Mahmoud Abbas’ Holocaust comparison as ‘reprehensible and unfounded’

August 18, 2022 by  
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Israel’s Leadership has strongly condemned remarks made by the leader of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas – also known as Abu Mazen – accusing Israel of committing 50 “Holocausts” against Palestinians over the years. They called the remarks, which were especially egregious as they were made in Germany, “despicable” and a “moral disgrace.” Read more

Why the world won’t care about Abbas’s ‘Holocaust’ lie

August 18, 2022 by  
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There’s something almost pathetic about the outrage generated after the latest comments by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

PLO & Hamas give silent nod to Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

July 11, 2022 by  
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The first meeting in six years between PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Algeria this week saw these two protagonists for leadership of the Palestinian Arabs failing to take the opportunity to condemn a Saudi Arabian proposal to unify Jordan, Gaza and parts of the West Bank into one territorial entity. Read more

Report: On PA’s request, US to Add Israeli orgs Lehava and La Familia to list of terrorist organizations

June 29, 2022 by  
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During an angry phone call between Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on May 31, the latter promised Abbas that the Biden administration would soon add the Israeli Lehava (Flame) and La Familia organizations to the list of US-designated terrorist organizations, TPS has learned. Read more

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May 16, 2022 by  
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This week’s cartoon:  Bullets and Libels.

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Amid tensions, Defence Minister Gantz talks with PA head Abbas

April 6, 2022 by  
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Defence Minister Benny Gantz spoke Tuesday evening with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, as security tensions are high following a series of terror attacks in Israel that claimed the lives of 11 people. Read more

Jordan and Israel can end the 100 years old Jewish-Arab conflict

April 4, 2022 by  
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It took Jordan’s King Abdullah II just 10 minutes to fly by helicopter from Jordan to Ramallah on 26 March to meet Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) leader Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah – which is only 15 minutes’ drive from Jerusalem – Abdullah’s first trip to Judea and Samaria (West Bank) since 2017. Read more

Palestinians furious with PA over corruption, suspension of hospital construction

February 13, 2022 by  
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The Palestinian Authority and its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, face sharp criticism for stopping the construction of a new Palestinian hospital to treat cancer patients, even though the funds were already raised for the project. Read more

Abass’s office: ‘We will continue to support the prisoners in Israel and the families of the martyrs’

January 31, 2022 by  
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The issue of prisoners is a top priority for the “Palestinian presidency,” and it demands their release at every official meeting, with Israelis or Americans or any international body. Read more

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