Mahmoud Abbas

Palestine's Abbas: 'No one authorised to speak on our behalf'

Palestine's Abbas: 'No one authorised to speak on our behalf'

“Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a comprehensive national dialogue, and said the Fatah and Hamas movements must initiate a dialogue to endorse ways to end the division according to the principle of "one people and one political system".”

PA's Mahmoud Abbas declares suspension of all deals with Israel

PA's Mahmoud Abbas declares suspension of all deals with Israel

"Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has announced the suspension of all agreements signed with Israel. The 84-year-old's declaration on Thursday came after an emergency meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the wake of Israel's demolition this week of several Palestinian buildings in Sur Baher village - a move Abbas described as an act of "ethnic cleansing"."

U.S. launches economic formula for Middle East peace, Palestinians unhappy

U.S. launches economic formula for Middle East peace, Palestinians unhappy

"“However, today is not about the political issues. We will get to those at the right time.” It is not clear whether the Trump team plans to abandon the “two-state solution”, which involves creation of an independent Palestinian state living side-by-side with Israel. The United Nations and most countries back the two-state solution, which has underpinned every peace plan for decades, but Trump’s team has consistently refused to commit to it."

Trump Has Misdiagnosed the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Trump Has Misdiagnosed the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

"The political component of the administration’s peace plan—which Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, is overseeing—has not yet been unveiled. There are many reasons to be skeptical about the Trump administration’s proposed economic workshop in Bahrain. For one, laying out an economic plan ahead of a political vision is simply the wrong way around."

Palestinians say U.S. 'deal of the century' will finish off their state

Palestinians say U.S. 'deal of the century' will finish off their state

"The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after almost two years, is seen by Palestinians, and by some Arab officials and politicians, as a plan to finish off the Palestinian cause. The initiative, driven by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser, was billed by the U.S. president as the “deal of the century”."