Mahmoud Abbas Archives

A Useful Mideast Peace Plan? Don’t Hold Your Breath

March 17, 2018March 7, 2018 by Irwin Arieff

Nikki Haley is appealing to the Palestinian people for “negotiation and compromise” in search of Middle East peace, denying that Washington is biased against them even as she warns their leaders that holding out will “lead to nothing but hardship.” But the latest pitch for Palestinian engagement by Haley, the United States ambassador to the … Read more

Nikki Haley to Mahmoud Abbas: Get Over Trump’s Jerusalem Decision

March 7, 2018February 20, 2018 by Dulcie Leimbach

Mahmoud Abbas, chairman of the Palestinian Authority, sticks to his well-known grievances. While Danny Danon, the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, finger-points; Nikki Haley, the American envoy to the UN, warns everyone to stay off the topic of Jerusalem. In the latest showdown on Palestine in the UN Security Council, which welcomed Abbas and … Read more

Palestinians Sign the International Court Treaty, Hoping to See Israel Tried

January 6, 2015January 2, 2015 by Dulcie Leimbach

The Palestinians have deposited copies of the legal instruments to join the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the world’s single permanent judicial body to try war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. If Palestine is accepted as a member of the court, it will be the 123rd state party to do so. Until now, Palestine … Read more

Palestinians Move Fast to Join the ICC as Bid for Full Statehood Fails at the UN

January 4, 2015December 31, 2014 by Dulcie Leimbach

The Palestinians’ failed proposal to formally establish a state and end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories by late 2017 through a vote in the United Nations Security Council on Dec. 30 continued to reflect the immense influence of the United States on the Palestinians’ ability to assert themselves through the world body. The vote … Read more

Palestinians Cheer New Status at the United Nations

November 22, 2014November 30, 2012 by Alice Volkov

43rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly67th session: Question of Palestine

The General Assembly voted to elevate the Palestinian territories‘ status at the United Nations to nonmember observer state from nonmember observer entity, which it has held since 1974. The vote, occurring late afternoon on Nov. 29 in a packed Assembly Hall, was preceded by several speeches, including one by Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the … Read more

A Useful Mideast Peace Plan? Don’t Hold Your Breath

Nikki Haley to Mahmoud Abbas: Get Over Trump’s Jerusalem Decision

Palestinians Sign the International Court Treaty, Hoping to See Israel Tried

Palestinians Move Fast to Join the ICC as Bid for Full Statehood Fails at the UN

Palestinians Cheer New Status at the United Nations

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