Barhoum denounces Abbas over call for destruction of Gaza tunnels

[ PIC 30/07/2013 – 12:20 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, denounced PA chief Mahmoud Abbas for championing the destruction of Gaza tunnels and for rejecting a joint trade zone between Gaza and Egypt. Barhoum, in a statement on his Facebook page on Tuesday, said that Israel was not demanding a return […]

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PFLP (@PFLP_ps): Return to negotiations was unjustified

[ PIC 23/07/2013 – 01:23 PM ] RAMALLAH, GAZA, (PIC)– Member of the Political Bureau of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Khalida Jarrar said the decision of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to return to negotiations with the Israeli state was “unjustified.” Jarrar condemned in remarks to the Palestinian local Radio […]

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Netanyahu, Abbas Back to Square None ~ by Ramzy Baroud

AntiWar.com | by Ramzy Baroud, July 23, 2013 The political peddlers, think-tank experts and media professionals are all back in full force. They want us to believe that US Secretary of State John Kerry has done what others have failed to do. On his sixth trip to the Middle East during his post, and following […]

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Palestinian factions denounce PA decision to return to negotiations

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 20/07/2013 – 11:32 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Popular Resistance Movement described the Palestinian Authority’s decision to return to negotiations with the Israeli occupation as “a relinquishment of Palestinian constants”. U.S. Secretary […]

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P.A. Demands AirPort in Ramallah, Dead Sea Resort

Thursday July 18, 2013 06:55 | by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli Yedioth Aharonoth has reported that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank presented four main requests to U.S. Secretary of State. John Kerry, to present to Israel for approval before direct peace talks between Ramallah and Tel Aviv can resume. P.A. […]

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Quo vadis, Palestine? ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Whither Palestine? … as PLO prepares to get bogged down (again) in bogus US-Israel negotiations By Stuart Littlewood The Palestinian embassy in London has just issued a rare media briefing. It asks “What is needed for the resumption of credible negotiations?” and tries to explain the Palestinian position. It says the Palestine Liberation Organization (which […]

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Abbas rejected Israeli proposal to release 50 prisoners in exchange for resumption of peace talks

MEMO | June 10, 2013 Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas a year ago rejected a suggestion by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to release 50 pre-Oslo Palestinian prisoners as a good-will gesture to restart negotiations, the Times of Israeli said. The newspaper reported a senior Palestinian official as saying that Palestinians may agree to renew […]

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Hamas: The formation of a new gov’t by Abbas is unconstitutional

[ PIC 03/06/2013 – 03:51 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement criticized Mahmoud Abbas for forming a new government in the West Bank and described it as illegitimate and unconstitutional. Its spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told Al-Jazeera satellite channel that the government to be formed by Rami Al-Hamdallah would be illegal because it would not […]

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Report: Abbas under pressure to resume talks

Maan News Agency | May 25, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas is under huge pressure to resume peace talks with Israel without obtaining any guarantees from the Israeli side, a senior Palestinian official said Saturday. Speaking on the condition of anonymity to Italian news agency AKI, the official said that the majority of […]

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Bardawil: Abbas’s visit to China serves the occupation

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:22 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas leader Salah Bardawil warned that the visit of the PA President Mahmoud Abbas to China serves Israel more than the Palestinian cause. Bardawil said that Abbas’s visit to China which coincides with the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to the country, may be aimed at activating […]

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Qasem: Abbas is not serious about forming a unity government

[ PIC 28/04/2013 – 09:27 AM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Political analyst Abdul-Sattar Qasem played down the seriousness of de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to form a national unity government. Abbas said on Saturday that he would start consultations in order to form a national government according to the Doha declaration. “If Abbas was concerned about […]

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Haneyya: The reconciliation files must be treated en bloc

[ PIC 28/04/2013 – 09:17 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya reiterated the need for ending the national division and dealing with the reconciliation agreement as a one package deal. Haneyya made his remarks in a meeting on Saturday with a delegation from the democratic front for the liberation of Palestine (DFLP) led […]

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Bardawil: Abbas stopped the reconciliation and Hamas is ready for debate

[ PIC 26/04/2013 – 07:54 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas leader Dr. Salah Bardawil held the Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas “personally” responsible for the failure of the reconciliation process, to comply with “American conditions.” Bardawil said that Hamas is ready for a debate with Saeb Erekat, member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian […]

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Hamas denounces Kerry call to delay Erdogan visit

Maan News Agency | April 22, 2013 GAZA CITY (AFP) — The Hamas rulers of Gaza on Sunday slammed US Secretary of State John Kerry for urging the Turkish prime minister to delay a visit to the coastal territory. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri accused Kerry and president Mahmoud Abbas — who met in Istanbul […]

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Full Transcript: Obama, Abbas remarks in Ramallah

Maan News Agency | March 21, 2013 The following is a White House transcript of remarks by President Mahmoud Abbas and President Barack Obama at a news conference at the presidential compound in Ramallah. PRESIDENT ABBAS: In the name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate. Mr. President Barack Obama, I wish to warmly welcome you […]

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