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Former congressman Duncan L. Hunter, center, the father of indicted US Rep. Duncan Hunter, speaks at a news conference in support of his son, Oct. 16, 2018, in San Diego (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

October 17, 2018, 10:43 pm

Father of California Republican smears son’s opponent as terror threat

Former congressman Duncan Hunter Sr. shows photo of Ammar Campa-Najjar with his father, a former PLO member; Campa-Najjar: ‘I don’t need my dad to stand here to fight my battles’

By JULIE WATSON

People are seen outside the Palestinian Liberation Organization Delegation office in Washington DC on September 10, 2018. (AFP/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds)

October 11, 2018, 5:27 am

Palestinians refuse to go silently as US closes their DC mission

Trump administration shuts PLO office, saying the Palestinians reject talking peace with Israel

By AFP and TOI staff

The Russian Embassy on Hayarkon Street in Tel Aviv. (Google maps)

September 22, 2018, 8:38 am

Russian embassy in TA slams Trump for closing PLO mission, cutting UNRWA funding

Tel Aviv mission also calls for increased Israeli-Palestinian dialog, amid tensions with Jerusalem over Syrian downing of Russian spy plane during Israeli strike

By TOI staff

September 14, 2018, 11:51 pm

Germany: US closure of Palestinian mission complicates talks

PLO embassy in Washington ceased operations on Thursday as Trump administration pressures the Palestinians to enter peace talks with Israel

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 14, 2018, 8:20 am

PLO mission in Washington officially ceases operations after US closure

Husam Zomlot decries ‘unfortunate and vindictive’ measure, expresses hope the shuttering of Palestinian office will be short-lived

By AFP and TOI staff

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, May 18, 2018. (Susan Walsh/ AP)

September 14, 2018, 7:03 am

Kushner says punitive measures against Palestinians will help peace chances

US president’s son-in-law defends recent moves, says administration changing ‘false realities’ that have blocked progress

By TOI staff

September 12, 2018, 8:42 am

Forced hands: 7 things to know for September 12

The US decision to close the PLO mission in DC may push the Palestinians into a corner, and might not turn out that great for Israel

By Joshua Davidovich

US President Donald Trump (L) is welcomed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on May 23, 2017. (Thomas Coex/AFP)

September 11, 2018, 10:53 pm

After US shuts PLO mission, Abbas said to mull severing last ties with Trump

PA leader may cut security links with DC, said furious with US president; Abbas officials said to describe Trump as ‘enemy of the Palestinian people,’ warn of explosion of violence

By TOI staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on September 5, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / RONEN ZVULUN)

September 11, 2018, 7:52 pm

Netanyahu praises ‘correct decision’ by US to shut PLO mission in Washington

As US says PLO office to close because Palestinians not supporting talks with Israel, Abbas envoy claims ‘We lost the US administration but we gained our national rights’

By TOI staff and Agencies

September 11, 2018, 3:09 pm

Palestinian envoy says Washington mission given a month to pack up

As US says PLO office to close because Palestinians not supporting talks with Israel, envoy claims ‘We lost the US administration but we gained our national rights’

By TOI staff and Agencies

August 21, 2018, 6:43 pm

Palestinian diplomat rebuffs UK media allegations that he’s a Holocaust-denier

Husam Zomlot, until recently posted in DC as PLO envoy, says he meant in 2014 interview that right-wingers had fabricated claims against Palestinians; says Corbyn is an old friend

By Adam Rasgon

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 28, 2018. (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP)

August 16, 2018, 3:08 am

Abbas: Palestinians and Arab Israelis united against ‘racist’ nation-state law

PA president blasts ‘absolutely intolerable’ Knesset legislation enshrining Israel as Jewish state

By Adam Rasgon

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas shown recovering in a hospital on May 22, 2018, reading a newspaper (Wafa news agency)

May 25, 2018, 4:12 pm

If you’re asking about Abbas’s successor, you’re not paying attention

Amid the crisis surrounding the Palestinian leader’s health, the PA has continued to function fairly smoothly, and the West Bank public has showed no sign of panic

By Avi Issacharoff

Husam Zomlot, the PLO envoy to Washington, speaks to reporters in Washington, DC, Aug. 17, 2017. (Ron Kampeas/JTA)

May 15, 2018, 11:30 pm

Marking new low in ties, Abbas recalls Palestinian envoy from US

After chilly stint in Washington, Husam Zomlot will be back in Ramallah Wednesday as Palestinians fume over embassy transfer to Jerusalem

By Jacob Magid

A Palestinian slings a shot by burning tires during clashes with Israeli forces across the border, east of Gaza City, in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 20, 2018. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

May 5, 2018, 7:29 pm

In Gaza, setting fire to their own gas lines to fuel the flames of protest

The vandalism caused by protesters at Kerem Shalom site isn’t just an expression of rage against Israel, but also against the Palestinian Authority

By Avi Issacharoff