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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 375

US-Palestinian relations

Gunmen wearing Lions's Den headbands and insignia attend the funeral in Nablus of Tamer al-Kilani, a top fighter in the Palestinian terror group, who it said was killed by an explosive device planted in a motorcycle, October 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
June 6, 2024, 10:47 pm
US announces sanctions on largely dormant West Bank terror group Lions’ Den
Group emerged in Nablus in late 2022 but has not taken responsibility for an attack since July 2023
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo in Ramallah, West Bank, November 23, 2023. (Alaa Badarneh/ Pool via AP)
May 3, 2024, 9:07 pm
Report: US rejected proposed plan by PA, Arab nations for Palestinian statehood
Proposal said to include 180-day deadline for negotiations, release of all Palestinian prisoners, PA receiving control of West Bank and Gaza; Blinken said to call it unrealistic
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa speaking to journalists in the West Bank town of Tulkarem on April 22, 2024. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
April 23, 2024, 11:36 pm
New Palestinian PM announces reform package for beleaguered Authority
Reform measures, amid Western pressure, largely match promises made by predecessor, including improving transparency, overhauling justice system and fixing education and health
By Agencies, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
File: Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks during a session of the United Nations Security Council, at the UN headquarters in New York, March 25, 2024. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
April 4, 2024, 4:28 am
US signals opposition to renewed Palestinian bid for statehood status at UN
State Department says Palestinian state should be established ‘through direct negotiations… not at the United Nations,’ as PLO envoy seeks vote later this month
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) and US President Joe Biden shake hands in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, July 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
March 29, 2024, 11:33 pm
PA in final stages of talks with US to reform ‘pay-to-slay’ policy – sources
One of the holdups has been receiving approval from Israel, which is viewed as critical for getting Congress on board; source fears initial leak of story may torpedo negotiations
By Jacob Magid
A poster with the name and picture of Mohammad Khdour, 17, reading "glory for the martyr hero who was martyred on Saturday February 10, 2024," is posted at the entrance to the family's house during his funeral in the West Bank village of Biddu, southwest of Ramallah, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
February 16, 2024, 10:05 am
US sends investigators to West Bank following killings of two Palestinian-Americans
Both Mohammad Ahmad al-Khdour and Tawfic Abdel Jabbar were killed by gunfire while driving their cars
By AP and ToI Staff
This undated image provided by Fadi Sckak shows a family photo of Abedalla Sckak with his wife Zahra Sckak and children. (Fadi Sckak via AP)
December 24, 2023, 8:13 am
‘I just want to see my mother again’: Americans battle to get relatives out of Gaza
Fadi Sckak, whose father has been killed, is among relatives of US citizens and residents trapped in enclave who are urging the Biden administration to help
By Agencies and ToI Staff
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Gaza Sports Club in Gaza City on Nov. 1, 2023, after it was damaged. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
December 23, 2023, 12:31 am
At least 5 US-funded projects in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, but most are spared
American officials over the years have provided coordinates to affiliated sites and Israel has largely been careful to avoid striking them as it targets terrorists in the enclave
By JULIET LINDERMAN, Martha Mendoza and CEDAR ATTANASIO
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Nov. 30, 2023. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)
December 1, 2023, 4:10 am
Blinken said to warn war cabinet Israel may not have months to topple Hamas
US diplomat says Israel must change way it is fighting, set up safe zones, avoid hospitals, UN facilities: ‘Massive loss of civilian life’ in north Gaza must not be repeated in south
By Jacob Magid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to board his aircraft prior to departure, November 27, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, as he travels to Brussels for a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
November 28, 2023, 10:27 am
Blinken to visit Israel, West Bank again, with eye on further extending Gaza truce
US secretary of state to meet Israeli officials, PA leader Abbas on his 3rd visit to region since Oct. 7, as current fighting lull is set to expire early Thursday
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden speaks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner, October 14, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
October 15, 2023, 6:44 am
Biden says Hamas using innocent Gazans as human shields; phones Netanyahu, PA’s Abbas
In talks with Israeli, Palestinian leaders, US president notes need to protect civilians, allow humanitarian aid; Blinken meets host of Arab officials in push to avert escalation
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on October 16, 2019, shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) receiving Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) in the capital Riyadh. (AFP / Saudi Royal Palace / Bandar AL-JALOUD)
September 26, 2023, 1:40 pm
PA officials: If Israel stops unilateral actions for Saudi deal, we’ll stop ours
Saudis ‘told us they’re not brokers between us and Israel. They’re our partners,’ Palestinian official says, expressing confidence Riyadh won’t forget their cause
By Jacob Magid
Yasser Abbas is interviewed on February 24, 2017. (Screen capture/Facebook; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law))
September 15, 2023, 1:29 am
Abbas’s son was part of PA delegation to meetings in Riyadh on Israel normalization
Yasser Abbas’s inclusion in talks with Saudi, US officials ‘jarring’ given his lack of formal role, says scholar; sides didn’t issue trip readout, allowing presence to go unnoticed
By Jacob Magid
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah on June 7, 2023. (Amer Hilabi/Pool Photo via AP)
September 15, 2023, 12:37 am
Blinken weighs October trip to Middle East, as US maintains normalization push
US top diplomat’s trip would include stops in Israel, the West Bank and Saudi Arabia, but has not yet been finalized, Israeli officials tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
Saudi King Salman, right, receives Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas after he arrives in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 20, 2017. (Al-Ekhbariya via AP)
September 14, 2023, 6:19 pm
Saudis co-hosting UN event aimed at revamping Israeli-Palestinian peace process
Next week’s General Assembly confab organized with Arab League, EU is latest Riyadh effort to engage in Palestinian issue amid normalization talks; Israeli, PA missions not invited
By Jacob Magid
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