Abbas discusses Palestinian developments with Qatari Emir

[ PIC 31/08/2014 – 07:04 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas reached the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad over the phone on Saturday for a discussion of Palestinian developments. The official Palestinian news agency WAFA said that the discussion tackled ways of aiding Gaza populace in reconstructing what the Israeli […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Abbas backs Hamas ceasefire demands as Gaza death toll reaches 652

A relative carries a nine-year-old Palestinian girl, Shahed Qishtah, into the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahia after she was injured in an Israeli strike while playing on July 22, 2014 in the northern Gaza Strip. Shahed died later of her injuries.(Photo: AFP – Marco Longari) Al Akhbar English | Published Wednesday, July 23, 2014 […]

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PLO members call on Abbas to stop negotiations and activate resistance

“The entire enter­prise of a Jew­ish state in Palestine is built upon an express rejec­tion of interna­tional law.” ~ Brayer MEMO | Nov 28, 2013 Most of the factions in the PLO are refusing the PA and President Abbas’s continuation of negotiations with the Israeli occupation because of the lack of tangible results on the ground. […]

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Netanyahu calls on Abbas “to recognize Israel as a Jewish state”

[ PIC 19/11/2013 – 06:46 PM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called on President Mahmoud Abbas to address the Israeli Knesset and to “recognize Jewish links to the land of Israel.” “I call on him from here today: let’s break the deadlock,” Netanyahu said on Tuesday in a special address […]

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Abbas urges Ashton to enforce EU regulations against settlements

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article   Abbas praised the EU’s stance on settlements, describing it as compliant with international law and legitimacy. MEMO | Oct 25, 2013 Mahmoud Abbas has urged the European Union to enforce its regulations […]

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Palestinian faction condemns Abbas’ demand to tighten siege on Gaza

Note occpal: This is not Abbas’ first call to crack down on Gaza. On Aug’13 2013 Abbas called 2 halt trade and demanded demolition of tunnels MEMO | Saturday, 12 October 2013 14:30 The Palestinian Al-Ahrar Movement has condemned Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s demand that the Egyptian authorities completely close the food tunnels between […]

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Political blackmail to put collaborators in charge: Rafah closed until Abbas back in control, says ambassador

Middle East Monitor | Sept 23, 2013 The Palestinian ambassador in Cairo has said that the Rafah crossing will be kept closed until the “legitimate” Palestinian Authority is back in control in Gaza and President Mahmoud Abbas’s guard can be posted on the border. “Hamas is requested to reconsider its account with Egypt and the […]

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Hamas: According to law, Abbas cannot sign a final agreement with Israel

[ PIC 14/09/2013 – 10:38 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement said that de facto president Mahmoud Abbas has no legal and political authority to sign a final peace agreement with the Israeli occupation state. Its spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Quds Press on Friday that the attempts made by Abbas, Israel and some […]

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Dr. Daud Abdullah: Palestinian concessions lead to nowhere but humiliation

  Dr. Daud Abdullah | Al Ray Agencies | Aug 15, 2013 Palestinians of all political persuasions welcomed the release of 26 prisoners last night. They are the first of 104 pre-Oslo life prisoners due to be released over the next nine months as long as Israel is satisfied with the progress of its negotiations […]

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Hamas exposes details of Kerry-Abbas meeting in Amman

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 14/08/2013 – 03:43 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas has warned of the serious implications of the ongoing negotiations between the PA and the occupation fearing that such negotiations will culminate in […]

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Hamas: Abbas does not have the right to relinquish any part of Palestine

[ PIC 13/08/2013 – 09:50 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas movement renewed its rejection of the futile negotiations, saying they only serve the interests of the occupation. The movement stressed, at a press conference on Monday evening, that Abu Mazen and his negotiating team do not have the legitimacy and the right to give up […]

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(Collaborating) PA to resume talks with Israelis next Wednesday despite (illegal) settlement plans

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 10/08/2013 – 09:44 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Despite all Israel’s declared settlement plans in the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is still intent on sitting at the negotiating table once […]

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Abu Mazen becomes his own people’s butcher: Abbas rejects free trade zone with Egypt, calls to shut tunnels

Al Ray Agencies | Aug 4, 2013 Gaza, Alray – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas refused on Monday evening the establishment of a free trade zone between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Abbas explained during a meeting with representatives of Egyptian local media in Cairo “this had not been previously discussed; the authority refuses to take […]

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Abbas Welcomes @FCBarcelona Soccer Team In Bethlehem

Sunday August 04, 2013 06:18 | by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Thousands Of Palestinians Welcome Barca [Saturday Evening August 3, 2013] Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed at his Presidential Headquarters in the West Bank City of Bethlehem, the players and coach of Barcelona soccer team, who are conducting their first visit to occupied […]

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VIDEO | US-brokered Palestinian-Israeli talks begin under cloud of skepticism – by @PressTV

July 30, 2013 Renewed talks between Palestinian and Israeli officials are about to resume in the United States, while Washington’s man in the talks, Secretary of State John Kerry has already acknowledged that there would be difficulties on the way. Hamas, condemns PA’s return to peactalks July 26, 2013 Palestinian Authority chief has been condemned […]

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