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US President George H. Bush meets with members of the Palestinian delegation to the Mideast peace talks spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi, left, and Dr. Faisal Husseini, on Friday, Dec. 18, 1992 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP/Dennis Cook)
December 2, 2018, 12:33 am
Palestinians hail Bush as ‘the only US president to stand up to Israel’
PA leader Abbas sends condolence letter to president George W. Bush, whose late father pushed for major Israeli-Palestinian peace conference
By TOI staff
Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, of the far-right Social Liberal Party, speaks during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Oct. 25, 2018 (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
November 5, 2018, 9:47 am
Muslim states pan Brazil for pledging Jerusalem embassy move
Organization of Islamic Cooperation chief says president-elect Bolsonaro’s plan is a ‘flagrant violation of international law’
By Raphael Ahren
Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 2, 2018, 3:45 pm
Palestinians condemn ‘provocative’ Brazil embassy move to Jerusalem
Senior official Hanan Ashrawi says president-elect Jair Bolsonaro is joining an ‘alliance against international law,’ promoting regional instability
By AFP and TOI staff
US National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a Federalist Society luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 10, 2018, 8:30 pm
Bolton warns ICC not to go after Israel, confirms closure of PLO’s DC office
Trump’s national security adviser vows to protect US and allies ‘by any means necessary’ from prosecution at The Hague, says ‘illegitimate, dangerous’ court is ‘already dead to us’
By TOI staff and Agencies
This photo from November 18, 2017, shows the Washington office of the Palestine Liberation Organization. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
September 10, 2018, 7:02 pm
US officially announces closure of PLO mission in Washington
Palestinian organization ‘has not taken steps to advance meaningful negotiations with Israel,’ State Dept. says, also citing PA’s appeal to ICC
By Agencies and TOI staff
This photo from November 18, 2017, shows the Washington office of the Palestine Liberation Organization. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
September 10, 2018, 12:36 pm
Palestinians seethe over planned US closure of Washington office
Saeb Erekat accuses Trump administration of seeking to ‘collectively punish the Palestinian people,’ reiterates call for ICC probe of Israel
By TOI staff
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat speaks at a conference organized by the Hadashot TV news channel, September 3, 2018. (Hadashot news)
September 3, 2018, 4:18 pm
Jerusalem mayor vows to oust UNRWA from city
Nir Barkat accuses recently US-defunded UN agency of failing 30,000 residents of capital’s Shuafat refugee camp, inciting terrorism
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
A general view shows the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Kramim in the West Bank, on August 29, 2018. (AFP / THOMAS COEX)
August 29, 2018, 4:38 pm
Right hails outpost legalization ruling, leftist MKs blast it
Ministers say decision to green-light Mitzpe Kramim settlement a ‘victory for common sense’ while opposition lawmakers, PA say it is a ‘dangerous precedent’
By Michael Bachner
In this photo from July 17, 2018, Palestinian protestors hold portraits of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and US President Donald Trump during a rally in support of the Fatah party in the West Bank city of Nablus. (AFP Photo/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)
August 25, 2018, 5:47 am
Palestinians: Trump using aid cuts in bid to ‘blackmail’ us to abandon Jerusalem
Aides to Abbas castigate US administration over $200 million aid cut, say White House ‘fully embracing Netanyahu’s anti-peace agenda’
By TOI staff and Eric Cortellessa
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) embraces King Abdullah II of Jordan as he arrives to meet with him at the Royal Palace in the capital Amman on August 8, 2018. (AFP/Pool/Khalil Mazraawi)
August 8, 2018, 10:22 pm
Abbas, Jordan king agree on need to support Palestinian refugee agency
Two leaders meet in Amman following reports that the US, looking to close UNRWA, wants Hashemite Kingdom to revoke refugee status of 2 million Palestinians
By TOI staff
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan attends an Internal Affairs committee meeting in the Knesset, October 31, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 12, 2018, 7:06 pm
Police minister: Social media monitoring has foiled 200 terror attacks
Gilad Erdan says he intends to share techniques at international security conference he is hosting; Palestinians blast violation of privacy
By Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (3rd-L) Guatemala President Jimmy Morales (C) and Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel (2R) at the official opening of the Guatemalan embassy in Jerusalem on May 16, 2018. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
May 16, 2018, 5:50 pm
Palestinians blast Guatemala over Jerusalem embassy opening
Saeb Erekat accuses ‘fundamentalist’ Central American country of violating international law and using Christianity to justify move
By TOI staff
PLO official Hanan Ashrawi (Ahmad Gharabli/Flash90)
March 23, 2018, 3:19 pm
Palestinians slam Trump national security adviser pick John Bolton
Hanan Ashrawi says appointment shows US administration has joined ‘with extremist Zionists, fundamentalist Christians and white racists’
By AFP
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah waves to the crowd upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
March 13, 2018, 2:23 pm
UN envoy condemns Gaza attack on Palestinian PM as a ‘grave incident’
PA security chief says too early to know who was responsible; UN special coordinator says Hamas must prevent violence
By TOI staff and AP
PLO official Hanan Ashrawi (Ahmad Gharabli/Flash90)
March 5, 2018, 6:07 pm
Palestinians pan Guatemala’s ‘dangerous and provocative’ embassy move
PLO’s Hanan Ashrawi says planned relocation to Jerusalem violates international law and undermines the prospects of peace
By TOI staff
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