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Fatah Central Committee member Yasser Abbas speaks during a visit to the northern West Bank city of Jenin on September 13, 2026. (Yasser Abbas/Facebook)
September 23, 2026, 12:23 am
PA president’s son unsuccessfully sought to skirt US ban on Palestinian officials
Canadian passport proves insufficient as Yasser Abbas not allowed on flight from Dubai to NYC, where he planned to meet foreign delegations on UN sidelines, sources tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2025. (AP/Angelina Katsanis)
September 8, 2026, 5:31 am
PA submits US entry applications, testing plan to ban Abbas from UN confab — officials
Palestinian official says Ramallah was told it could still submit papers for adjudication after Trump aide told ToI Washington plans to again bar PA president from attending General Assembly
By Jacob Magid
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today's Daily Briefing. (ToI)
May 19, 2026, 1:25 pm
Daily Briefing May 19: Trump frustrated as Iran talks stall, Gulf wary of renewed war
US bureau chief Jacob Magid discusses details of Iran negotiations, an emboldened Hamas in Gaza and initial results from Fatah central committee elections
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, flanked by his two sons Yasser (L) and Tarek (R), gives a short statement before leaving a hospital near Ramallah in the West Bank on May 28, 2018. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
May 17, 2026, 4:39 pm
Early results in Fatah leadership vote show Abbas’s son, intelligence chief elected
Millionaire Yasser Abbas expected to get seat on party’s powerful Central Committee, as will Zakaria Zubeidi, ex-head of Fatah terror group who was behind dozens of attacks
By Nurit Yohanan and Agencies
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg in today's Daily Briefing podcast. (ToI)
May 12, 2026, 2:16 pm
Daily Briefing May 12: Extremist settlers dealt a blow with EU sanctions
US bureau chief Jacob Magid reports on Trump’s Iran comments, the EU decision, a new Gaza police force, Mahmoud Abbas’s son and Israel’s US envoy’s kerfuffle with some Jewish organizations
By Jessica Steinberg and Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, flanked by his two sons Yasser (L) and Tarek (R), gives a short statement before leaving a hospital near Ramallah in the West Bank on May 28, 2018. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
May 10, 2026, 7:18 pm
Abbas seen positioning son for Palestinian leadership, dismaying those seeking new blood
Recent meetings between businessman Yasser Abbas and top PA officials, along with upcoming Fatah vote, stir angry speculation that president wants to keep power in his family
By Nurit Yohanan and Reuters
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