Abbas will not do it again

By: amor77

A Palestinian official said on Tuesday that President Mahmoud Abbas told U.S. President Barack Obama that he will not seek re-election in the presidential election unless Israel for its refusal to freeze the settlements.   The official, who asked not to be named, said Abbas told Obama "that he would not be a candidate in presidential ...

26 days ago

Abbas declares elections in Palestinian territories with or without ...

By: northsunm32

    Hamas and Fatah have so far been unable to iron out their differences. Abbas may be making the election call to pressure Hamas into an agreement. Without an agreement with Hamas it is not clear how any election could take place in Gaza which they control. Hamas insists that there can be no election until there is an agreement. ...

29 days ago

Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of wate

By: chnarendra

Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies. These unreasonably restrict the availability of water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and prevent the Palestinians developing an ...

29 days ago