Abbas to Seek Palestinian Statehood at the U.N. Next Week

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2011 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he would seek recognition of a Palestinian state at the United Nations Security Council next week, a move that intensifies already considerable tensions in one of the Middle East's most intractable conflicts. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Netanyahu Warns Abbas Not to Reconcile With Hamas

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2011 The Israeli prime minister said the Palestinian Authority should not make peace with Hamas after five years of enmity. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abbas Boosts Boycott of Settlement Goods

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2010 A boycott of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank gained some heft Saturday when Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threw his executive weight behind the campaign, calling on all Palestinians to stop buying settlement-made products. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abbas Walks the Talk

Staff / Truthdig Mar 27, 2010 The prospect of Palestinian-Israeli "proximity talks" in the Middle East has hit another expected bump: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not attend any such talks unless Israel halts settlement construction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Peace Talks

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PLO Extends Abbas’ Term

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2009 Mahmoud Abbas, who was to leave office in a month, will remain the Palestinian president. The Palestinian Liberation Organization indefinitely extended his term to avoid a constitutional crisis after elections planned for late January were delayed. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Abbas Unlikely to Seek Re-Election

Staff / Truthdig Nov 5, 2009 In the face of failing peace talks with Israel and a stalemate with rival Hamas, reports suggest that a frustrated Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will not seek re-election early next year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mideast Peace Talks Yield Only a Handshake

Staff / Truthdig Sep 22, 2009 So much for President Obama's hopes to make progress in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this week. After meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, Obama had little to show for his time with the two leaders beyond the symbolic level of a tentative handshake to open their discussion at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinians Love Obama, but Won’t Budge on Settlements

Staff / Truthdig Aug 31, 2009 Dashing the president's hopes to restart the peace process, Palestinian leaders said they would not talk to Israel until there is a "total settlement freeze" Obama has been pushing for just that, but recently indicated a willingness to compromise In the words of one Fatah leader: "I would say, Mr Obama, we love you but I am sorry, this is not enough ". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

What Cease-Fire?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2009 Both Israel and Hamas vowed to stop fighting two weeks ago, but since then attacks have continued Before his country launched airstrikes on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert had warned Hamas of a "disproportionate Israeli response" to Hamas rocket and mortar attacks Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, meanwhile, is headed to Cairo, though his influence is surely weakened by the recent fighting. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sizing Up the Damage in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Jan 19, 2009 Now that the war in Gaza has ground to a halt, local and international groups are assessing the needs of tens of thousands of embattled and displaced Palestinians, some of whom have gone for many days without water or power, and are preparing to send aid as soon as possible. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli Troops Push Into Gaza City

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2009 The war in Gaza has taken on another deadly dimension, as Israeli troops have moved into several districts of Gaza City, the BBC reported Tuesday, sparking street fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )