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Palestinian Authority’s Abbas calls first-ever direct PLO parliament elections

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:11:06 +0000

PA leader sets November 1 date for vote on members of the Palestinian National Council, says ballots will also be cast abroad

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As Abbas packs PLO with loyalists, succession struggle looms in Palestinian politics

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:15:30 +0000

The PA president appears to be backing rise of Hussein al-Sheikh, who has good ties with Israel, but critics decry backroom deals, saying next leader must be chosen by elections

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Hamas says it won’t nominate presidential candidate for Palestinian elections

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:03:06 +0000

Remarks by senior official in terror group will likely come as a relief to PA President Abbas, who polls indicate would lose in a head-to-head with Hamas chief Haniyeh

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PA says Hamas has committed to peaceful resistance, two states — report

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:23:56 +0000

In letter ahead of scheduled Palestinian elections, senior PA official said to inform US that Hamas also agreed to obey international law and accept a peaceful transfer of power

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When George Shultz, friend of Israel, opened the door to Palestinian legitimacy

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 15:29:25 +0000

In Moscow, US secretary of state met with Jews denied exit permits, and once arranged a 'refusenik' Passover Seder at the US Embassy

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Longtime Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi resigns

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 20:31:17 +0000

One of the best-known spokespeople for the Palestinian cause in the Western press, Ashrawi calls for reform in Palestine Liberation Organization in her resignation letter

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Erekat remembered as a peace-seeker by some, a demonizer of Israel by others

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 12:41:47 +0000

Palestinians declare 3 days of mourning; right-wing MKs denounce sorrowful Israeli reactions; ex-Trump envoy: We were worlds apart but he tried to represent his people

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Saeb Erekat, who led Palestinian negotiations for statehood, dies at 65

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 09:23:57 +0000

PLO secretary-general and Abbas aide succumbs to COVID-19; was an architect of the Oslo Accords, adversary of Israel in global forums, bitter opponent of Trump plan

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Abbas rejects resignation of senior official tasked with outreach to Israelis

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:51:08 +0000

Mohammed al-Madani sought to quit on Saturday after the committee he leads came under fire for meetings it organized between Israelis and Palestinians

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Erekat likens step toward ICC probe to that of first astronaut on moon

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:43:32 +0000

The PLO official also says there's no peace because Israel has not been held accountable, calls Arab normalization with Jewish state 'a stab in the Palestinian people’s back'

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IDF to boost forces, but aiming to avoid conflict, on Palestinian ‘day of rage’

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 04:14:32 +0000

Palestinians plan mass protests Tuesday across West Bank and Gaza Strip against new US settlements policy

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Palestinians gear up for ‘day of rage’ Tuesday against US settlements policy

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:00:33 +0000

PLO official says demonstrations will include marches through city centers and speeches by leaders of Palestinian factions

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An Iraqi Jewish story, written in Arabic, finds an unlikely champion in Abbas

Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:00:09 +0000

Palestinian leader gets permission from Israeli family to reprint and distribute Yitzhak Bar Moshe's 'Exodus from Iraq,' which official says made the PA president cry

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Palestinians, allies push back against Netanyahu’s West Bank sovereignty plan

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 20:34:12 +0000

Erekat calls on Israelis and international community to stop 'this insanity'; Jordanian FM describes PM's statement as 'a dangerous escalation;' Saudis 'utterly condemn' move

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Bahraini FM: If not for Iran’s support of Hamas, we’d be closer to Mideast peace

Sat, 20 Jul 2019 10:06:20 +0000

Official in Palestinian terror group lambastes Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa for photo with Israeli counterpart, says it shows 'just how pro-Zionist some Arab officials have become'

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