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Topic: Mahmoud Abbas

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April 14, 2013
4:14 am

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the West Bank city of Ramallah, 2011 (photo credit: AP/Majdi Mohammed, File)

US lauds outgoing Palestinian prime minister

Fayyad, whose resignation was accepted Saturday by Abbas, was a ‘strong partner to the international community,’ Washington says

April 13, 2013
9:03 pm

Salam Fayyad (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Abbas accepts Fayyad’s resignation as PA prime minister

At Ramallah meeting, Palestinian president thanks departing PM for his service; US had asked the two to resolve their disagreements

By Ron Friedman and AP

April 13, 2013
5:48 pm

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (left) with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Abbas-Fayyad reconciliation meeting postponed

Palestinian leaders at loggerheads over economic situation; Kerry asks duo to bury the hatchet

By Elhanan Miller and Times of Israel staff

April 13, 2013
8:32 am

Kerry asks Abbas, Fayyad to bury the hatchet

Palestinian Authority president to meet in Ramallah with resigning prime minister, an American-trained, West-backed economist

By Yifa Yaakov and Elhanan Miller

April 11, 2013
4:24 pm

PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in June 2011 (photo credit: AP/Majdi Mohammed)

Fayyad resignation underscores deep schisms with Fatah

Palestinian Authority prime minister says he has had enough, following fallout with PA President Abbas

By Elhanan Miller

April 11, 2013
6:42 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem on April 8, 2013 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Officials say ‘no thanks’ to Kerry plan to jump-start talks

After top US diplomat leaves, Jerusalem reportedly takes issue with pre-negotiation concessions, proposed agenda

By Joshua Davidovich and Gavriel Fiske

April 11, 2013
3:10 am

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (left) speaks with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in May. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Palestinian PM Fayyad said to tender resignation

Move reported by Reuters after relations with PA head Abbas worsen over finance minister’s departure

By Joshua Davidovich

April 11, 2013
2:28 am

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad addresses the crowds at the Seventh International Conference for Popular Struggle in the West Bank village of Bil'in, near Ramallah, last year. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad offers resignation, sources say

From the web Seen as architect of Palestinian state-building efforts, Western-backed bureaucrat offers to quit after falling out with Abbas, Reuters reports

April 10, 2013
10:05 pm

Palestinian boys take part in a Hamas graduation ceremony, July 26, 2010. (photo credit : Mustafa Hassona / Flash90)

Hamas eyes bigger regional role

In bid to become a legitimate regional player, terror group will push for a power-sharing deal with Abbas and Fatah

By Mohammed Daraghmeh

April 10, 2013
1:13 pm

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Ramallah on Sunday, April 7, 2013. (photo credit:AP/Mohamed Torokman)

Kerry’s economic offer alone won’t bring new talks, Palestinians say

US secretary of state meets with Syrian opposition figures in London on Wednesday

By Gavriel Fiske and AP

April 9, 2013
8:55 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Jerusalem on April 8, 2013 (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Kerry: Talks ‘constructive,’ economic projects to aid Palestinians

Top US diplomat stresses peace progress is ‘best done quietly,’ not in piecemeal statements

By AP and Aaron Kalman and Raphael Ahren

April 9, 2013
1:56 pm

Netanyahu ‘determined’ to move forward with peace process

But PM and visiting US secretary of state appear to disagree on whether talks should focus on ‘economic components’ or political track

By Raphael Ahren

April 7, 2013
11:08 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) seen with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, April 7, 2013. (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90)

Kerry tries to woo Abbas with land-for-talks deal

US secretary of state suggests to Palestinian leader he accept control over more areas of the West Bank in return for negotiating

By Stuart Winer

April 7, 2013
2:08 pm

John Kerry in Jerusalem, March (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)

Kerry seeks speedy fix for Turkish-Israeli ties

Secretary of state says US wants to see relations fully back on track, states ‘door is still open’ for a negotiated agreement on Iranian nukes

April 7, 2013
11:22 am

John Kerry and Benjamin Netanyahu meeting in Jerusalem in March. (photo credit: Amos Ben Gershom/GPO/Flash90)

Jerusalem won’t hand Kerry list of concessions

Gaps with the Palestinians are too large and such a move would only harm Israel, officials say

By Aaron Kalman

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