In going to the UN, Abbas risks damaging the entire peace process beyond repair, and in the process crushing the hopes of millions of his own people.
Although saying yes at the UN -- or even turning a blind eye -- is not a viable option, we need to give Abbas a feasible exit ramp. And it needs to be compelling enough to remind the Palestinian street that his path, the path of non-violence, pays greater dividends than Hamas's.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinians voted for mayors and local councils in 93 communities across the West Bank on Saturday, their first chance to cas...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will take a first procedural step toward seeking U.N. recognition of a state of Palest...
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given final approval to dig up Yasser Arafat's remains and is also pressing for a...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — A low-level dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians about a future border has ended without any breakthrough, the Pales...
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JERUSALEM — The Palestinian president, in a remarkable assessment delivered on Israeli TV, said Friday the Arab world erred in rejecting the Uni...
How can our next generation understand or process these cross dialogues, with leaders talking at each other and often avoiding genuine communication?
The speeches from Mahmoud Abbas and Benjamin Netanyahu illustrated the gulf between Israelis and Palestinians -- a fear their existence is at stake and widely disparate accounts of a painful shared history.
The question is whether the onus would be put on the U.S. to cast a veto and why the Palestinians would want to put Washington on the spot when there is nothing to gain and much to lose.
What may eventually succeed at the United Nations is upgrading the Palestinian Authority's status from "observer" to a "non-voting observer state," in the General Assembly, a category that now includes the Vatican only.
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is meeting leaders of Bosnia-Herzegovina, a non-permanent member of the UN Securit...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian police raided the West Bank home of a rival of President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, deepening a feud that has ...
TUNIS, Tunisia — The Palestinian president said Wednesday he is opposed to another armed uprising against Israel, even if faltering peace effort...
The persistent blaming of the United States for the current malaise of the peace process reflects a kind of Israeli and Palestinian denial of their respective responsibilities.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Thousands of cheering Hamas supporters in Gaza burned effigies of President Mahmoud Abbas and his aides Wednesday, as Al...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian president on Thursday appealed to Israelis to choose peace over settlements, saying that opportunities for...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has warned he may dissolve his self-rule government and ask Israel to resume full cont...
Exclusive: Americans consider withholding veto protecting Israel at UN if building goes ahead at Ramat Shlomo...
The impressive economic development work done at the Palestine Investment Conference offers Palestinians, the international community, and Israel another important vehicle for moving in the right direction.
The American proposal for Israel-Palestinian relations offers Israel an opportunity to show that it too is committed to a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and to advancing peace and security in the region.
Corruption has always been the Achilles heel of the Palestinian leadership.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian president on Wednesday resisted U.S. pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, repeating h...
JERUSALEM -- Sometimes a quitter really does quit for good. The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, announced last week that he wouldn't...
