State of Palestine name change shows limitations CTV News


Palestinians hope for settlement curb if peace talks resume The New Indian Express

23 September 2022 UN Affairs. President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his appeal for the State of Palestine to become a full-fledged member of the UN, and warned of waning peace prospects with Israel, in his speech to the General Assembly on Friday. "Palestine, the Observer State in this Organization for 10 years now has proved that it qualifies.


Palestinian Leader Incites Uproar With Speech Condemned as AntiSemitic The New York Times

Israel captured the Gaza Strip in the 1967 Middle East war. An Israeli census that year put Gaza's population at 394,000, at least 60% of them refugees. Destroyed Egyptian armour lines the sides.


Palestinian leader will refuse Israeli tax transfers AP News

Speaking on the fourth day of the high-level week of the General Assembly, in a pre-recorded message, Mr. Abbas said the initiative should be "in line with the internationally-recognized terms of reference and United Nations resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, and under the sole auspices of the international Quartet." He also asked UN chief António Guterres "to work on the basis.


Palestijnse president Abbas uit PLO De Volkskrant

South Africa opens genocide case against Israel; Iran-aligned Houthis, who control most of Yemen, targeting Red Sea shipping routes


The government is unified, but the Palestinians aren't The Times of Israel

President Abbas was effectively left in charge only in parts of the occupied West Bank. The parliament - the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) - was mothballed. Mr Abbas issued laws by decree.


Abbas delays first Palestinian elections in 15 years, blaming Israel The Times of Israel

The president of the State of Palestine is the head of state of Palestine. Yasser Arafat became the first titular president of the State of Palestine in 1989, one year after the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. The title was originally titular, in parallel with the de facto title president of the Palestinian National Authority. Both functions were held by Arafat from 1994 and continued.


Palestinian President Says He Won't Run In January Election

First published on Fri 3 Nov 2023 08.24 EDT. Occupied territories, two-state solution, apartheid, peace process, proscribed terrorist organisations, the Nakba, proxy militias, disproportionate.


Photo Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with the PLO council in Ramallah, West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, romanized: Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: أَبُو مَازِن, ʾAbū Māzin), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (). He has been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization since 2004, PNA president since January 2005, and.


Palestinian leader blames Israel for failure of latest talks

The US secretary of state is due to meet the Palestinian Authority president on Friday. In a diplomatic move which will be seen by some as controversial, Anthony Blinken is set to meet Mahmoud Abbas in the Jordanian capital Amman after his brief visit to Israel where he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Palestinian president says Jewish behavior caused the Holocaust, sparking condemnation The

The Palestinian President and His Unfulfilled Quest for a State By Reuters | Jan. 31, 2023, at 10:56 a.m. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas reads a statement during a meeting with U.S. Secretary.


Palestinian president rejects idea of establishing state with temporary borders

President before election Rawhi Fattouh Fatah Elected President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah Politics of Palestine Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics Member state of the Arab League Government National symbols Legislative Council Elections Administrative divisions Foreign relations Palestine portal Other countries v t e


Palestinian president apologizes for antiSemitic comments The Washington Post

Palestine ( Arabic: فلسطين, romanized : Filasṭīn [d] ), officially the State of Palestine ( دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn ), [e] is a state in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.


Palestijnse president Abbas wil critici van het regime opsluiten NRC

President of the Palestinian National Authority Politics of Palestine Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics Member state of the Arab League Government National symbols Legislative Council Elections Administrative divisions Foreign relations Palestine portal Other countries v t e


New U.N. Status for Palestinians Could Open Door for Claims of Israeli War Crimes The New York

Behind them were U.S. President Bill Clinton, Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, applauding warmly. In his suit and tie - a stark contrast to Arafat's keffiyeh headscarf and combat.


Palestinian president returns triumphantly from U.N.

Palestine was to be placed under an international regime. In compensation, the Russian gains were extended (April-May 1916) to include the Ottoman provinces of Trabzon, Erzurum, Van, and Bitlis in eastern Asia Minor. By the London Agreement (April 26, 1915), Italy was promised the Dodecanese… Read More; Palestine Liberation Organization


Palestinian president reaches out to Israel, backs talks CBS News

The president of the State of Palestine ( Arabic: رئيس دولة فلسطين, romanized : Raʼīs Dawlat Filasṭīn) is the head of state of Palestine. Yasser Arafat became the first titular president of the State of Palestine in 1989, one year after the Palestinian Declaration of Independence.