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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the West Bank city of Ramallah on September 1, 2015. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
September 2, 2015, 10:44 am
Abbas’s resignation from the PLO would be largely symbolic
The PA leader may be signaling he won’t be around forever, but stepping down from the executive body won’t affect his powers
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 31, 2015. (Flash90)
August 27, 2015, 6:18 pm
Abbas reopens peace NGO in wake of EU pressure
Move reverses a presidential order to shutter the Palestinian Peace Coalition run by rival Yasser Abed Rabbo
By TOI staff
Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Saeb Erekat. (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
August 20, 2015, 10:33 pm
As West Bank storm brews, Abbas looks to groom a successor
September could be a fateful month — with an escalation of violence, major changes in the Palestinian leadership, or both
By Avi Issacharoff
Israeli Likud and Shas party members meet with senior Palestinian officials Yasser Abed Rabbo and Nabil Shaath at the PLO offices in Ramallah, July 7, 2013 (Mati Milstein/Flash90)
August 20, 2015, 6:21 pm
Palestinian official denies closure of local peace group
As critics accuse Mahmoud Abbas of targeting rival Yasser Abed Rabbo, PA official claims shuttering of Ramallah’s Geneva Initiative branch is merely a bureaucratic misunderstanding
By Elhanan Miller
Yasser Abed Rabbo speaks to journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 16, 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
From the WebAugust 19, 2015, 8:03 pm
Abbas orders Palestinian NGO closed in spat with former deputy
PA president issues decree to close internationally funded peace center run by Yasser Abed Rabbo, Reuters reports
By Reuters
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a press conference, June 10, 2015 (AP/Darko Vojinovic)
August 12, 2015, 8:34 pm
Abbas to resign within two months, report says
PA president said to tell Egyptian journalist he will announce resignation at next Fatah convention
PA President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
July 29, 2015, 1:14 am
Palestinian official confirms secret Shalom-Erekat talks
PLO’s Tayseer Khalid says Amman meeting not first for PA negotiator and Israeli minister in charge of peace talks
By Avi Issacharoff and TOI staff
Interior Minister Silvan Shalom attends a ceremony replacing the director-general of the Interior Ministry in Jerusalem, June 21, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 26, 2015, 10:03 pm
Israeli, Palestinian negotiators hold low-key talks in Amman
Israeli sources confirm Shalom, Erekat meet in Jordan on calming tensions; Channel 1 reports Abbas planning to resign
By Avi Issacharoff and TOI staff
Yasser Abed Rabbo speaks to journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 16, 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
July 12, 2015, 8:39 pm
Top PLO official says Abbas fired him illegally
Former No. 2 Yasser Abed Rabbo was accused by PA president of colluding against him
By AP
Yasser Abed Rabbo speaks to journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 16, 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
July 1, 2015, 4:03 pm
Abbas fires deputy Abed Rabbo in PLO power struggle
In a bid to sideline potential rivals, Palestinian Authority chief sacks long-time critic; cabinet asks PM for reshuffle
By AP, TOI staff and AFP
Yasser Abed Rabbo speaks to journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 16, 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
December 14, 2014, 2:41 pm
Palestinian official bashes ‘dictatorial’ Abbas
Yasser Abed Rabbo accuses PA president of intentionally undermining the Palestinian UN bid by presenting it too quickly
By Elhanan Miller
Yasser Abed Rabbo speaks to journalists in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 16, 2014. (AFP/Abbas Momani)
October 18, 2014, 7:05 pm
PLO wants to link ending Islamic extremism, Israeli conflict
Abed Rabbo willing to work with US’s ‘strategic direction,’ after Washington denies connection between IS, Palestinian problems
By AFP
Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah, right, gestures towards UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon during a press conference following his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 13, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/ABBAS MOMANI)
October 17, 2014, 11:48 am
Palestinians to turn to Security Council by end of month
PLO head says Ramallah rebuffs US request to hold off on UN resolution setting Israeli withdrawal deadline
By AFP, AP and TOI staff
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, stage an anti-Israel parade as part of the celebrations marking the first anniversary of an Israeli army operation in Gaza, November 14, 2013 (photo credit: Wissam Nassar/Flash90)
July 29, 2014, 7:29 pm
Israel’s dilemma: Topple Hamas, or again come to terms with it
As Palestinians prepare to negotiate ceasefire in Cairo, Jerusalem still hasn’t decided whether to oust Hamas or seek a new set of understandings
By Elhanan Miller
Yasser Abed Rabbo, Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), announces that the Palestinian leadership along with Hamas and Islamic Jihad are willing to observe a 24-hour ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip, during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 29, 2014. (photo credit: Abbas Momani/AFP)
July 29, 2014, 5:34 pm
Hamas said to signal readiness for day-long timeout
Political chief Mashaal gives his approval; UN envoy pushes for 3-day ceasefire, but Islamist group doesn’t respond
By TOI staff and AFP
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