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​President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on pre-recorded video, addresses the UNGA 80 Plenary Meeting General Debate.
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What We’re Watching: Gaza talks heat up at UN, Another coordinated drone move in Europe, Czechia’s Trump eyes comeback

Denied a US visa, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly remotely from Ramallah, accusing Israel of “war crimes” and “genocide” in Gaza while rejecting Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack and calling for the terrorist group to disarm.

​A man, draped in a version of the Israeli flag, stations himself outside the Capital Jewish Museum, in Washington, D.C., USA, on May 21, 2025.
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HARD NUMBERS: Two Israelis murdered in Washington, Arms race for AI talent, & more

​Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appoints Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank March 14, 2024 in this handout image.
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Who is Muhammad Mustafa?

Mahmoud Abbas, the 88-year-old president of the widely unpopular Palestinian Authority, on Thursday named Muhammad Mustafa as the authority’s prime minister.

President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting in Ramallah.
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Palestinian leader to make rare visit to Jenin

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Jenin today for the first time in over a decade. Though the PA — formed after the Oslo Accords — is technically the chief security and administrative authority in the northern West Bank city, Abbas’ men have lost control of parts of the West Bank, including Jenin, which is now run by semi-autonomous rival military groups.

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the first Arab-Chinese summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Can China broker another Mideast rapprochement?

The head of the Palestinian Authority is going to Beijing.

Will Palestinians get to vote?
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Will Palestinians get to vote?

The last time Palestinians went to the polls was in 2006, when factional infighting between Fatah and Hamas brought the Palestinians to the "brink of civil war." Now, some 15 years later, Palestinians are set to vote in legislative elections next month. But intra-Palestinian cracks are again surfacing, suggesting that the long-anticipated vote could be scrapped. If Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction decides not to hold the vote the implications could be calamitous.

Kushner: Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas is no 'great dealmaker or statesman'
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Kushner: Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas is no 'great dealmaker or statesman'

White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, who masterminded the Trump administration's new Mideast peace proposal, had tough words for Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority, accusing him of being more interested in "flying around" the world than running his government efficiently for his people.

Kushner on Israeli annexation plans: not now
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Kushner on Israeli annexation plans: not now

In an exclusive interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO, Jared Kushner says that while the Trump administration clearly supports annexation, it also wants Israel to wait until after the upcoming Israeli election to move ahead with any annexation plans.

Kushner to Palestinians: 'Put up or shut up' on peace plan
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Kushner to Palestinians: 'Put up or shut up' on peace plan

In an exclusive interview with Ian Bremmer for GZERO, Jared Kushner says that Palestinians have long played "the victimhood card," and that for the first time a "practical, rational plan" is on the table for them. Throughout the interview, Kushner hammered home his belief that the political power of the Palestinian leaders, including President Mahmoud Abbas, has been greatly diminished.