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HomeMahmoud Abbas

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Neopatrimonialism, corruption and the Palestinian Authority: Pathways to real reform

February 8, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Palestinians recently ranked corruption as the second largest problem after the economic crisis – higher than the Israeli occupation. Palestinians generally view PA officials as a self-serving, elitist group disconnected from the Palestinian struggle and [ More … ]

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PLO council votes to suspend recognition of state of Israel

October 29, 2018 MEO Staff

PLO central council voted to halt all commitments to ‘occupation authorities’ until Israel recognises Palestinian state The Palestine Liberation Organization’s central council has announced that it is suspending its recognition of the state of Israel. [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Hamas: Fatah’s Conditions Make Reconciliation Impossible

September 19, 2018 Ahmed Rashed

Fatah’s conditions “make reaching reconciliation very impossible”, the head of Hamas’ Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh said yesterday. Speaking at a conference to mark 30 years since the movement was launched, Haniyeh said Hamas “insists” the [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

Netanyahu calling PA President Abbas ‘anti-Semite’ 

May 3, 2018 MEO Staff

Israeli PM calls out Palestinian leader for stating that European Jews were persecuted because of their professions, such as banking Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused Mahmoud Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial after the Palestinian [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Saudi Arabia punishes Abbas and Abdallah II for attending OIC summit

December 19, 2017 MEO Staff

Saudis detain Palestinian-Jordanian billionaire to compel Abbas’ instant presence in Riyadh Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was ordered to fly from Paris to Riyadh without delay after the Saudis detained Sabih al-Masri, 80, head of the [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Hamas must disarm under unity deal: PA police chief

November 9, 2017 MEO Staff

The head of the Palestinian police said on Wednesday that Hamas must disarm to allow a landmark reconciliation deal signed last month with rivals Fatah to succeed. The head of the Palestinian Authority police said [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Abbas: ‘Jerusalem is the eternal capital of Palestine’

August 7, 2017 MEO Staff

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Jerusalem will remain the eternal capital of a Palestinian state, as he attempts to shore credibility following recent setbacks. President Mahmoud Abbas referred to Jerusalem as “Palestine’s eternal [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Hamas urges Trump to find ‘equitable solution’ for Palestinians

May 5, 2017 MEO Staff

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has urged the US president to “grab the opportunity” presented by the movement’s new charter to find a fair solution to the ongoing conflict with Israel. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal has [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Abbas to meet with Trump next month for Middle East peace talks

April 20, 2017 MEO Staff

US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, as the US president looks to revive the Middle East peace effort. US President Donald Trump will host Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington next [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Palestinians protest against Abbas, call for his resignation

March 14, 2017 MEO Staff

Several hundred Palestinians marched in an anti-government protest on Monday, calling for the resignation of President Mahmoud Abbas and criticising his security coordination with Israel. Hundreds of Palestinian marched in anti-government protest on Monday, demanding [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

Palestinian presidency condemns Israeli bill to annex Maale Adumim

January 21, 2017 MEO Staff

Spokesman for Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas Friday condemned recent news that Israel’s ultra-right Minister of Education from the Jewish Home party, Naftali Bennett plans to introduce a bill to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, [ More … ]

Israel Latest News

Abbas slams US attempts at moving American embassy to Jerusalem

January 8, 2017 MEO Staff

Abbas’ statement came following the introduction of a bill to Congress on Wednesday, spearheaded by three US senators — Republicans Ted Cruz (Texas), Dean Heller (Nevada), and Marco Rubio (Florida) — that would recognize Jerusalem [ More … ]

Qatar Latest News

Rival Palestinian leaders met in Qatar to find an end to years of hostility

October 28, 2016 MEO Staff

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met on Thursday with the two leaders of Hamas in Qatar, Khaled Mishal, the political chief of Hamas, and Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza to find an end [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Admitted To Hospital In Ramallah For Heart Tests

October 7, 2016 MEO Staff

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 81, was admitted to the Istishari Arab Hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, reportedly to receive cardiovascular tests after suffering from heart pains, foreign media reported. [ More … ]

Palestine Latest News

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ‘was KGB agent’

September 9, 2016 MEO Staff

Israeli researchers have alleged that the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, worked for the Soviet intelligence agency the KGB in the early 1980s, reported BBC. Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem say [ More … ]

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