White House says in snubbing Pence, Palestinians ‘walking away’ from peace talks
Spokesman calls Abbas refusal to meet US vice president during his visit to Israel next week 'unfortunate'; PA says ties with Washington 'interrupted' by Trump moves on Jerusalem
View ArticleAbbas sends envoys to China, Russia to seek replacement for US in peace process
Moscow and Beijing express interest in taking leading roles in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
View ArticleSouth Africa’s ruling party resolves to downgrade embassy in Israel
Pro-Palestinian activists and PA officials praise planned switch to 'liaison office,' while Jewish groups decry it, though it remains unclear whether it will be implemented
View ArticleErekat: No peace talks until US revokes Jerusalem recognition
Palestinian negotiator says Washington's position is 'unacceptable'; top Abbas aide says US VP Mike Pence is still unwelcome in Ramallah
View ArticleSouth Africa recalls envoy to Israel over ‘violent aggression’ on Gaza border
Ambassador to leave Israel immediately and until further notice, due to 'indiscriminate and grave' attack on 'peaceful civilians'; local Jewish leaders protest 'outrageous' move
View ArticleForlorn Palestinian parliament a glum emblem of lost optimism
Stray dogs and weeds now inhabit the dilapidated unfinished building in Abu Dis, once again seen as the site of a possible Palestinian capital
View ArticleIsraelis, Palestinians pay respects to late peace activist Uri Avnery
Memorial of prominent advocate of two-state solution attended by Abbas adviser, opposition leaders
View ArticlePalestinians said scrambling for support as Arab, Muslim world warms to Israel
PA seeks emergency sessions of Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation as Chad's president visits Jerusalem amid thawing of relations with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
View ArticleAbbas to meet Sissi for talks on reconciliation with Hamas — PA official
Nabil Shaath says PA president will look to Egyptian leader for new ideas as 'things are not moving in the right direction'
View ArticlePalestinian police soldier on amid Israeli raids, US neglect
Security cooperation, which has endured many crises, faces mounting public pressure in the West Bank
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Egypt arrests son of PA official, a BDS activist, for aiding ‘terror group’
Family says Ramy Shaath detained for his criticism of Cairo's ties with Israel, denies charges against him
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Abbas adviser warns of third intifada if Israel goes ahead with annexation
Nabil Shaath says he expects the potential uprising to be funded by the Arab world, adds that the West Bank and Gaza would 'combine forces'
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6 weeks after UAE’s normalization bombshell, Palestinians still have no strategy
With former regional backers abandoning ship, Ramallah needs a new way forward. Instead Abbas has opened the familiar 'crisis playbook,' and it isn't working
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Abbas lauds Biden win, said planning to demand return of US Embassy to Tel Aviv
Palestinian official also quoted saying Ramallah ready to resume peace talks, but only from where they were halted under Obama; Israel, meanwhile, fears some setback in US ties
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Abbas adviser: Palestinian elections ‘very likely’ to be postponed
Nabil Shaath says parliamentary vote scheduled for next month will be pushed off if Israel doesn't allow ballot boxes in East Jerusalem
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Egypt frees son of Palestinian official, a BDS activist, after 2.5 years in...
Judiciary source says Egyptian prosecutors ordered release of Ramy Shaath, who was accused of aiding a terror organization
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Egypt deports son of prominent Palestinian politician
Ramy Shaath travels to France after 2.5 years in detention; was accused of having links to Muslim Brotherhood
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Jailed Egypt activist sees wider struggle for rights in Israeli-Palestinian...
Released from prison after two and a half years, Ramy Shaath, the son of a top Palestinian negotiator, is part of a new generation placing human rights above territorial disputes
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