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Abbas appoints new PM; Hamas angryPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named British-educated political independent Rami Hamdallah as new prime minister on Sunday, a move that was immediately condemned by Gaza Strip rulers Hamas. Abbas and the militant Islamist gro More… |
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Palestinian state wins de facto UN recognitionThe 193-nation UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of the sovereign state of Palestine after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue &q More… |
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Hamas backs Abbas' UN upgradation moveThe Islamist group Hamas said on Monday it was backing President Mahmoud Abbas's attempt to win more clout for Palestinians at the United Nations, the latest sign of a rapprochement between the political rivals. The Palestinia More… |
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Palestinian rivals agree to form unity govtRival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The move, following the fai More… |
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Abbas defiant as "all hell" breaks outPresident Mahmoud Abbas said he is sticking to his plan to seek full United Nations membership for a Palestinian state although "all hell has broken out" over the move opposed by the US and Israel. Abbas, speaking en route to the UN Genera More… |
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Palestinian PM to select new cabinetThe Palestinian cabinet resigned on Monday and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will select new ministers at the request of President Mahmoud Abbas, officials said. The shake-up was long demanded by Fayyad and some in Abbas's More… |
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Netanyahu heads to US for peace summitIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Washington on Tuesday for peace talks with the Palestinians, leaving up in the air the question of future Jewish settlement construction once a partial freeze ends. The Palestinians have th More… |
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Palestine under pressure for direct talksPressure intensified on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to agree to direct talks with Israel as Egypt held separate back-to-back meetings with the two sides in search of a compromise. Abbas says he won't negotiate directly with Israeli More… |
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Abbas sets terms for ME peace talksPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel must agree to the idea of a third party guarding the borders of a future Palestinian state before direct peace talks can start. In a newspaper interview published on Saturday, Abbas said Isra More… |
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Thousands urge Abbas not to quitThousands of Palestinians turned out in the West Bank on Sunday to urge Mahmoud Abbas to run again for the presidency following his announcement that he did not want a second term in the job. Waving flags, Abbas supporters greeted the pres More… |
