Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas is the head of the Palestinian Authority, a position he undertook in January 2005. He is a member of the Fatah, and has been a chairman of the PLO since November 2004, succeeding Yasser Arafat. He was born in Safed, and fled with his family to Syria in 1948 when Israel's independence day war broke out. He studied law at the University of Damascus and obtained a PhD degree at the Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow, where he wrote a dissertaion on the "secret relationship between zionism and nazism." Abbas is married to Amina Abbas and has three sons - two living, and one deceased.
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The two-state obsession: It’s about constraining Israel - opinion

A two-state solution would weaken Israel and open it up to isolation and condemnation. Israel cannot allow itself to be neutered.

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Without honest and urgent international support for the Palestinian government, no one should expect Dr. Mustafa to turn copper into gold.

By ELIAS ZANANIRI/THE MEDIA LINE
04/04/2024
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations i

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By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
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By KHALED ABU TOAMEH , THE GATESTONE INSTITUTE
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New PA government has a long road ahead to prove they're serious

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'A revitalized PA is essential': US State Department welcomes PA cabinet nominations

US welcomes new Palestinian cabinet for peace and reform. Mustafa's dual-role cabinet aims to reform under President Abbas's leadership.

30/03/2024

The UN ceasefire resolution marks a low point in US-Israel relations

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By DAVID BEN-BASAT
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By REUTERS
28/03/2024

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16/03/2024

Hamas lashes out at Abbas's 'unilateral' designation of new PM

Hamas said the decision was taken without consulting it despite recently taking part in a meeting in Moscow also attended by Abbas's Fatah movement to end long-time divisions.

15/03/2024
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