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Palestinian Authority

Abbas fires finance minister over ‘pay-for-slay’ payments to Palestinian prisoners

The Palestinian Authority announced the reshuffle in a bid to prove it is serious about reform

By Siam Goorwich

1 min read

PA President Mahmoud Abbas with US President Trump (Picture: Getty)

Norwegian Foreign Minister Kurt Vollebek and Yasir Arafat being asked about a talks stalemate in 1997

Edy Cohen

The six times Palestinian leaders rejected a state

4 min read

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) poses with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas (L) (Image: Getty)

Rabbi Leo Dee

By Rabbi Leo Dee

An open letter to Keir Starmer: Recognition emboldens terror and betrays its victims

2 min read

A Hamas press conference (Image: Getty)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

The recognition of a Palestinian state is a victory for Hamas and terrorism

3 min read

Starmer (R) meets Abbas at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024. (Photo by LEON NEAL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Stephen Pollard

By Stephen Pollard

Starmer discusses statecraft with a leader who funds terrorists

2 min read

The PA has announced the creation of a committee to govern Gaza and draft a new constitution for a unified Palestinian state (Pictured: PA President Mahmoud Abbas (c) at the UN building in New York last year; Image: Getty)

Palestinian Authority

PA announces committee on taking over Gaza and drafting Palestinian constitution

2 min read

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas attends the opening of the Istishsari cancer centre in Ramallah on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian Authority

Ben-Gvir urges Netanyahu to bring about PA collapse following its alleged UN recognition plans

1 min read

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Abbas calls on Trump to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process

The Palestinian leader said he had confidence in Trump’s ability to ‘give hope’ to the region

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June 26, 2025 08:46

Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas attends the opening of the Istishsari cancer centre in Ramallah on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) (Photo by ZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Asher Fredman

By Asher Fredman

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

Such a step by the UK would be a tragedy for the Palestinians, for Israel, and for all who seek peace in the Middle East

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May 15, 2025 08:59

Recognising a Palestinian state should follow reforms, not terror

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Backing Palestinian sovereignty now would reward and strengthen Hamas

To help build peace, the UK should focus on fostering Palestinian reforms: ending incitement and ‘pay-for-slay’ and replacing the cult of ‘resistance’ with a culture of coexistence

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May 14, 2025 08:55

Masked Palestinian militants stand next to one of the coffins on stage, with an altered portrait of Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in the background, before handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Mahmoud Abbas calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs’ and demands hostage release

The Palestinian Authority leader called on the terror group to lay down its arms for first time since start of war in Gaza

By Jane Prinsley

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April 23, 2025 14:26

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to release more hostages, lay down its weapons and relinquish control of the Gaza Strip (Image: Getty)

Abbas ‘congratulated’ man accused of murder of nine-month-old

Yasser Abu Bakr was sentenced to 115 years in 2004 over his alleged role in terror attacks

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January 26, 2025 10:39

Yasser Abu Bakr reportedly speaking to Abbas

Abbas says the Palestinian Authority ready to assume ‘full responsibility’ in Gaza

The Palestinian leader said the Palestinian Authority has completed all preparations to start rehabilitating the Strip.

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January 18, 2025 19:06

Mahmoud Abbas (Getty images)

The JC Leader

By The JC Leader

Making peace with unsavoury enemies

The JC Leader, August 30, 2024

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August 28, 2024 14:36

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 29: Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority gives statements to the media prior to talks at the Chancellery on August 29, 2019 in Berlin, Germany. The two leaders are meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East as well as bilateral issues. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)

Abbas prays for Hamas ‘martyr’ Haniyeh

‘The latest [Israeli] massacre was the crime against the leader martyr Ismail Haniyeh,’ he said

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August 16, 2024 08:26

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas holds a joint press conference with the Turkish president after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on July 25, 2023. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

King Charles: government committed to a two-state solution

Remarks on Israeli-Palestinian conflict come during state opening of Parliament

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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July 17, 2024 15:04

Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla process through the Royal Gallery during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament, in London, on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP) (Photo by HANNAH MCKAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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