News Source: Ynet News
| 19 days ago
Amos Ben Gershom, GPO Israel refrains from issuing official response to Palestinian president's declaration that he will not run in January elections, but state official says 'it's Israel's interest to have Abbas stay in office' Ynet reporters ...
News Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
| 19 days ago
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday announced that he will not seek re-election next year, citing a lack of U.S. support for his conditions for resuming peace talks with Israel. Although he said the decision "is not up for debate,"...
News Source: Hindustan times
| 19 days ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared to accept Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas's decision to step down at face value, saying she hoped to work with him in "any new capacity." Clinton, who recalled talking to Abbas on Saturday during a...
News Source: Daily News & Analysis
| 19 days ago
Despite efforts by fellow Fatah officials to persuade him to fight the elections expected to be held in January next year, Abbas said that his decision was "neither reversible nor debatable". Citing reasons for his decision, which is bound to have a...
News Source: The New York Times
| 19 days ago
West Bank The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas , warned Thursday that he would not seek re-election in the January elections he called, the latest sign that the Obama administration’s drive to broker Middle East peace talks has fallen into...
News Source: Press TV
| 19 days ago
This is while in a televised speech on Thursday in Ramallah, Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas condemned the international community's indifference on the issue. In a meeting with UN envoy, Robert Serry, Erekat stated that the ongoing...