Mahmoud Abbas

Abbas rolls statehood dice with International Criminal Court move

For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still knows how to shake things up. But his decision...

Jan 05, 2015 09:48 PM EST

Israel mulls war crimes lawsuits against top Palestinians: source

Israel is looking at ways to prosecute senior Palestinians for war crimes in the United States and e...

Jan 03, 2015 07:11 AM EST

Palestinians join war crimes court after U.N. rejection

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed on to 20 international agreements on Wednesday, including...

Dec 31, 2014 07:48 PM EST

Palestinian U.N. statehood bid at heart of Kerry-Netanyahu talksv

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before talks on Monday with U.S. Secretary of State J...

Dec 15, 2014 09:56 AM EST

Palestinian, Israeli officials dispute autopsy on dead Palestinian minister

Israeli and Palestinian officials issued conflicting accounts on Thursday over the results of an aut...

Dec 11, 2014 06:40 AM EST

Palestinian minister dies after confrontation with Israeli police

A Palestinian minister died on Wednesday shortly after an Israeli border policeman shoved and grabbe...

Dec 11, 2014 02:25 AM EST

Jewish-nation bill frays Israel's delicate social fabric

Israel is poised to pass one of the most divisive laws in its 66-year history, a bill that would dec...

Nov 26, 2014 12:07 AM EST

Egypt could send troops to a Palestinian state to help out: paper

Egypt would be ready to lend a hand in securing a future Palestinian state by sending in troops that...

Nov 24, 2014 01:50 AM EST

Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem

Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land a...

Nov 20, 2014 02:32 AM EST

Palestinians clash with Israeli troops again over holy site

Palestinian protesters fought with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem and the occupied West B...

Nov 08, 2014 02:29 AM EST

Netanyahu urges lawmakers' restraint over Jerusalem's Aqsa mosque

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday urged lawmakers to show restraint over Jerusal...

Nov 01, 2014 07:50 PM EDT

Palestinians draft U.N. resolution on ending Israel occupation

The Palestinians have drafted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an end to Israeli occup...

Oct 02, 2014 04:55 AM EDT

Palestinians meet in Cairo amid rift clouding Gaza truce chances

Palestinian factions met in Cairo on Wednesday for two days of talks aimed at mending a rift that co...

Sep 24, 2014 07:04 AM EDT

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