Mahmoud Abbas
The Palestinian Fatah party held elections, is a ‘new’ leadership emerging? - analysis
Fifty-nine candidates competed for 18 seats on the Central Committee, while 456 members competed for 80 seats on the Revolutionary Council, which serves as the movement's parliament.
Abbas complains that funds withheld by Israel are needed to pay terrorist salaries
Abbas holding Palestinians hostage with Western help, Fatah opposition figure says - exclusive
Palestinian Authority continues to pay terrorists, US State Department report confirms
Israel's Foreign Ministry slams Abbas following UN speech
The ministry highlighted the pin he wore, which is an "unmistakable symbol of his goal of erasing Israel."
Starmer demands PA discontinue 'pay to slay' policies for official recognition
The British Prime Minister stated that the abolition of state rewards for violence is a prerequisite to establishing diplomatic ties with a Palestinian state.
IDF braces for potential West Bank escalation following Abbas's upcoming UN address
IDF Central Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth has ordered extra troops to secure shopping centers, roads, junctions, bus stops, hitchhiking posts, and communities.
UN allows Palestinian President Abbas to speak via video after US denies visa
Several countries are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the meeting.
A message to Western leaders: Palestinians don't want peace, they want dead Jews - comment
Abbas vowed peace to UK PM Starmer even as Fatah glorified the murder of six Israelis in Jerusalem and pledged lifelong stipends to the killers’ families.
'Intolerable situation in Gaza,' UK PM Starmer discusses with PA President Abbas in London
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met PA President Mahmoud Abbas, backing Palestinian statehood at the UN while stressing the need for a Gaza ceasefire, hostages' release, and no role for Hamas.
Visa fight casts shadow over UN two-state conference
Critics cite the UN Headquarters Agreement as Washington defends security-based visa limits that could curb Palestinian attendance.
Macron need not visit Israel in light of Palestinian state recognition, Saar tells French FM
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar told his French counterpart that France’s push for Palestinian state recognition undermines Israel’s security, casting doubt on Macron’s visit.
Palestinian Authority VP requests US to reverse UNGA ban on Abbas in letter to Rubio
Al-Sheikh's letter, which was dated August 30, said that Abbas "categorically condemned violence and terrorism, including the attacks of October 7" in a June 8 letter to Trump.
'Israel wants to destroy all of Palestine,' Mahmoud Abbas tells Arab media
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath that "Netanyahu does not want a fully-fledged Palestinian state."
