Tagged: Fatah

Expert Q&A re Latest Palestinian National Unity Efforts Q&As
IMEU

Expert Q&A re Latest Palestinian National Unity Efforts

Political analyst Diana Buttu weighs in on the national unity talks between the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas.

on October 9, 2017
Palestine threatens to cut security ties with Israel
Al Jazeera

Palestine threatens to cut security ties with Israel

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to stop security coordination with Israel if the country continues to withhold millions of dollars of Palestinian tax revenue. Nabil Shaath, a senior Palestinian official, said on Sunday that Abbas warned European leaders that Palestinian officials would discuss the matter in a council meeting next week.

on February 22, 2015
Hundreds protest across West Bank calling for boycott
Ma'an News Agency

Hundreds protest across West Bank calling for boycott

Hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank on Monday participated in protests organized by the Fatah movement calling for a boycott of Israeli products and expressing support for Palestinian officials, officials said.

on January 26, 2015
A decade after Arafat’s death, Palestinians reflect on the leadership that followed him
Vice News

A decade after Arafat’s death, Palestinians reflect on the leadership that followed him

When Yasser Arafat died, 10 years ago today, he was the president of the Palestinian Authority, an institution that had already existed for five years longer than intended — and that still exists today. While hardly the legacy with which he is most readily identified, the PA is perhaps the product of Arafat's leadership that has the most ongoing impact on the lives of Palestinians today.

on November 12, 2014
Dr. Erekat on Netanyahu’s Incitement Against President Abbas
Palestine News Network

Dr. Erekat on Netanyahu’s Incitement Against President Abbas

"We strongly reject and condemn Mr. Netanyahu's unfounded and inflammatory statement regarding yesterday's incident in Occupied East Jerusalem. Mr. Netanyahu declared that President Abbas' 'partners in government' were behind the act and that the President himself 'only a few days ago incited towards a terrorist attack in Jerusalem.'"

on October 23, 2014
PA slams Israeli ‘incitement’ amid crackdown on Jerusalem Palestinians
Ma'an News Agency

PA slams Israeli ‘incitement’ amid crackdown on Jerusalem Palestinians

PLO Executive Committee Member Dr. Saeb Erekat on Thursday slammed the Israeli government for making "unfounded and inflammatory accusations" after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu implied Palestinian responsibility for a hit-in-run in Jerusalem the day before that left one dead. "By recklessly claiming that President Abbas is inciting terrorism, Mr. Netanyahu has turned his back on peace," he told reporters in Ramallah.

on October 23, 2014
Unity govt to hold 1st meeting in Gaza as Israel issues permits
Ma'an News Agency

Unity govt to hold 1st meeting in Gaza as Israel issues permits

The first cabinet meeting of the Palestinian unity government will take place in Gaza on Thursday after Israel issued permits to allow Palestinian ministers to attend. Officials told Ma'an that the Palestinian Ministry of Civil Affairs made "great efforts" with Israel to obtain the necessary permits for ministers to cross into Gaza.

on October 6, 2014
PFLP ‘strongly supports’ Abbas UN move to end occupation
Ma'an News Agency

PFLP ‘strongly supports’ Abbas UN move to end occupation

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said Monday that it "strongly supports" President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to submit a resolution to the UN Security Council to end the Israeli occupation. In a statement, the leftist faction also gave a positive assessment of Abbas' speech before the UN General Assembly, in which the President called Israel's recent assault on Gaza "genocidal" and likened Israel's policies toward Palestinians to apartheid.

on September 29, 2014
Kerry, Abbas meet in New York to discuss Gaza situation
Agence France-Press

Kerry, Abbas meet in New York to discuss Gaza situation

US Secretary of State John Kerry met with President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the situation in Gaza in the wake of the Israeli offensive, a state department official said. The meeting in New York came as leaders converged for the United Nations General Assembly, and a day after Abbas gave a speech at Cooper Union vowing to present a new timetable for peace talks with Israel.

on September 24, 2014
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