Mohammed shtayyeh

Mahmoud Abbas appoints new Palestinian Authority prime minister

The Palestinian Authority, set up three decades ago under the interim peace agreement known as the Oslo Accords, exercises governance over parts of the West Bank.

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the West Bank March 14, 2024
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY president Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh

A 'revitalized' PA can't be the same policies with a new public face - editorial

To revitalize and revamp the PA, much more will be needed than to merely replace the prime minister, who – in any event – plays second fiddle to the president, a man who essentially rules by decree.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 18, 2024.

Netanyahu calls PA gov’t resignation ‘chair shuffling,’ downplays impact

“They [the PA] have not had an election... for 17 years, so they are just shuffling chairs,” Netanyahu told Fox & Friends on Monday.

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PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY president Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh

Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh resigns from position

Shtayyeh, a member of ruling party Fatah's Central Committee, has been Palestinian prime minister since 2019.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Why did the Palestinian premier visit Jenin refugee camp?

Palestinian PM Mohammad Shtayyeh’s visit aimed to send a message to the residents that the PA stands with them despite its refusal to send its security forces to clash with the IDF.

OCTOBER 17, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Mohammad Shtayyeh gestures during a Palestinian leadership meeting in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 20, 2019.

Palestinian PM: Israel finances election campaigns with Palestinian blood

The Palestinian prime minister's words come amid weeks of escalating tensions in the West Bank between Palestinian militants and Israel's security forces.

OCTOBER 16, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MAARIV ONLINE
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh during the inauguration of municipals water network projects for villages northeast of Salfit in the West Bank on September 3, 2022.

Israeli-Palestinian peace will not come through Israel - Shtayyeh

PM Naftali Bennett opposes the two-state solution which would require the establishment of a Palestinian state.

JANUARY 31, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh addresses journalists during a meeting with members of the Foreign Press Association in Ramallah in the West Bank June 9, 2020

Israeli 'occupation' is critical environmental threat, PA PM tells COP26

Mohammed Shtayyeh used his few minutes on the global stage to blame Israel for the environmental problems in the West Bank and Gaza.

NOVEMBER 1, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah. August 25, 2020

Palestinians mock Abbas W. Bank ‘withdrawal ultimatum’ to Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines in one year.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech remotely at the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate in UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2021.

Shtayyeh urges US to hurry and reopen Jerusalem consulate

In 2019, the consulate was formally integrated into the US Embassy, which was relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH, TOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh waves as he greets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in West Bank city of Ramallah, May 25, 2021.

PA PM: We must build confidence before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

The Palestinians want Israel to abide by signed agreements between the two sides.

JULY 13, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh gestures during an interview with Reuters in his office in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 27, 2019

Jordan's king meets with Abbas, reiterates support for two-state solution

PA's Mahmoud Abbas met with Jordan's King Abdullah, where he expressed his support for the solution.

JUNE 30, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas makes a statement as he attends the Revolutionary Council Meeting of Fatah Movement at the Palestinian Presidential Office in Ramallah, on December 18, 2019.

Palestinians reject European offer to hold Jerusalem election online

The PA has said they may delay or cancel the May 22 election, as Israel has yet to respond to its demand to hold the vote in Jerusalem.

APRIL 25, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah. August 25, 2020

Palestinian PM in Area C calls for sanctions on Israel over demolitions

"Serious sanctions on Israel should be imposed because this Israeli occupation should have a serious price."

FEBRUARY 4, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinian Authority President Mohammed Shtayyeh is seen alongside EU Representative Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff is seen at the site of the illegal village of Khirbet Humsa, which the IDF demolished, on February 4, 2021.