Associated Press
| Mar 21, 2013
As a protest raged nearby, President Obama appeared at a West Bank press conference with Mahmoud Abbas to say the US is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state. Palestinians deserve statehood and an end to the indignities of Israeli occup...
Euronews
| Jan 4, 2013
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been taking part in a rare rally staged by President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group in Gaza. The demonstration marks 48 years since the secular Fatah's founding as the spearhead of the Palestinians' fight a...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
A draft resolution calling for Palestinians to be given upgraded UN status is being introduced to General Assembly. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the gathering, and is greeted by loud cheers. "The international communit...
Al Jazeera English
| Nov 29, 2012
The United Nations is set to approve the Palestinian Authority's bid to upgrade its status to "non-member state" by a resounding margin, strengthening its claim to statehood. But on the streets of Ramallah, few expect the move will bring real chan...
— Apr 21 at 02:49 pm
...inopportune given the Palestinians’ November stunt when they pushed for a United Nations General Assembly vote recognizing a non-member Palestin...
— Feb 21, 2012 at 12:00 am
...to the deal, current Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will serve as the premier of a unity transitional government that wi...
— Oct 18, 2011 at 08:57 am
...Sinwar were to speak. Haniyeh is one of two disputed prime ministers of the Palestinian National Authority. The other is Salam Fayyad. In the We...