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Will Fatah/Hamas Accord Affect Mideast Peace Process?
Voice of America 6 hours ago

President Abbas can have either a pact with Hamas or peace with Israel. It’s one or the other, he said - not both. Gerges says Netanyahu’s statement was expected. “It doesn’t matter what Hamas does. Netanyahu’s position is ideological - Hamas is evil,...
Savir's Corner: Angela Merkel’s leadership
Jerusalem Post 9 hours ago

Chancellor Merkel from developing a comprehensive Middle East policy. Germany is an important defense partner for Israel, supplying it with strategically significant submarines. On the other hand Germany has developed a good relationship with the...
Getty Images 12 hours ago

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas visits a wounded child in hospital in Ramallah, on February 16, 2012, after he was wounded in an accident in which eight Palestinian children and a teacher were killed when an articulated lorry skidded on a wet road and... View Photo »
Unfortunately until now – and this goes until yesterday – no such proposal has been submitted to the Palestinians
– Mahmoud Abbas SOURCE: Jerusalem Post 1 month ago
At least 8 Palestinian children killed after schoolbus hits lorry in West Bank
Daily Mail - UK 14 hours ago

Aftermath: The schoolbus flipped onto its side and burst into flames after hitting the lorry in slippery conditions during the morning rush hour Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas described the accident as a horrific national disaster and has declared...
Hamas twists and turns over unity
The Jewish Chronicle 17 hours ago

According to the deal signed two weeks ago in Qatar by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the head of Hamas's political bureau Khaled Mashal, the two movements will form a joint government of technocrats with Mr Abbas as prime minister. The...
Abbas may return to UN
The Jewish Chronicle 17 hours ago

Palestinian Authority is threatening to resume its attempt to gain recognition of a Palestinian state at the UN if Israel does not agree to freeze all settlement activity. The ultimatum was delivered by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at a meeting...
Reuters Pictures 13 hours ago

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) greets the parents of a girl injured in a car accident, during his visit to a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah February 16, 2012. At least five Palestinian schoolchildren and a teacher were killed on... View Photo »
I'm ready to get into my car at any time and go to Ramallah, even if it's more than a small headache for my security guards, but Abu Mazen isn't ready
SOURCE: Haaretz 4 weeks ago
Moment of Truth: HE Mahmoud Abbas (Palestine) speaks at 66th UN GA
YouTube Videos 4 months ago
Palestinian children killed when truck collides with their school bus in horror crash
Independent.ie 17 hours ago

The truck driver was said to be an Arab Israeli citizen who may have lost control in heavy rains and slippery roads.Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared three days of mourning and ordered flags flown at half staff.Israeli Prime Minister...
Peres promises to aid PA following bus crash
Ynetnews 17 hours ago

President Shimon Peres spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday and expressed sorrow over the death of eight Palestinians killed in a road accident north of Jerusalem. "The State of Israel will provide the victims with any medical aid...

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About Mahmoud Abbas

Wikipedia

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس‎ Maḥmūd ʾAbbās) (born March 26, 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: ابو مازن‎), has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since November 11, 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on January 15, 2005 on the Fatah (فتح Fataḥ) ticket. Elected... Full Article

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