Mahmud Abbas

Biden meets Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas ahead of Saudi Arabia visit

The US President's arrival in Bethlehem comes ahead of a visit to Saudi Arabia, whose leaders on Friday changed aviation rules in an apparent gesture of openness towards Israel

Israel 'on offensive' after Tel Aviv attacks, launches West Bank raids

Following Thursday's attack, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has given security agencies ‘full freedom’ to end the deadly violence, warning that ‘there are not and will not be limits for this war’

Israel not responsible for Palestine's suffering, says Donald Trump's senior advisor Jared Kushner as Ramallah faces financial crisis

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, and senior adviser, told the Future Investment Initiative conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh

US-Palestine not on talking terms, but spokespersons take to Twitter to continue dialogue on Israel conflict

The United States and the Palestinian Authority are not officially on talking terms, but President Donald Trump's administration has found a way to communicate nonetheless — Twitter.

Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas recalls envoy to US over Donald Trump's decision to shift American embassy to Jerusalem

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas withdrew his top representative to the United States on Tuesday, announced the foreign ministry a day after the US moved its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.

Benjamin Netanyahu praises Israeli troops after violent clashes near Gaza border left 16 Palestinians dead

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday praised troops for "guarding the country's borders" after a mass Gaza frontier protest led to clashes that left 16 Palestinians dead

Seven injured after explosion strikes Palestinian PM's convoy in Gaza; Rami Hamdallah escapes unhurt

An explosion struck the convoy of the Palestinian prime minister Tuesday as he was making a rare visit to Gaza, in what his Fatah party called an assassination attempt it blamed on Gaza militants.

Mahmoud Abbas to seek EU recognition for Palestine; reiterates commitment to West Asia peace process

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will ask the EU to officially recognise the state of Palestine when he meets foreign ministers from the bloc on Monday, a senior official said.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas slams Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem, calls it 'slap of the century'

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas denounced US president Donald Trump's West Asia peace efforts as the "slap of the century" on Sunday

Tensions over US recognition of Jerusalem cast shadow over Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

Preparations were under way in Bethlehem on Sunday for Christmas, with tensions still simmering in the city and the region following Washington's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital