Mahmoud Abbas

PA continuing to pay terrorists in Lebanon, Jordan outside Western monitoring - PMW to 'Post'

Despite the Palestinian Authority's pledge to end the pay-for-slay policy, funding for terrorists abroad continues, including payments to those responsible for deadly attacks like Ahlam Tamimi.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas waves as he arrives for the opening the Fatah youth conference in Ramallah on November 27, 2025.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not pictured) meet at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, November 7, 2025.

PA's Mahmoud Abbas seeks to exclude Hamas from local election

Palestinian Ambassador to Iran, Salam al-Zawawi (R) at a swearing-in ceremony hosted by PA President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the president's residence in Amman, Jordan, January 2022; illustrative.

Iranian protesters attack Palestinian Authority ambassador's residence, injure ambassador - report

Palestinians walk along a street flooded by rainwater in the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on January 13, 2026.

Who is Ali Shaath, leader of Gaza's new technocratic committee? - explainer


Fatah strives to maintain Palestinian legitimacy amid West Bank terror operation - analysis

Abbas’s conundrum: Any action taken by the Palestinian Authority against terrorist groups in the West Bank only strengthens them, perhaps even at the expense of Fatah.

 Members of the Palestinian security forces and mourners attend a funeral in Nablus, in the West Bank, December 23, 2024

'Required to act': Israel's message to PA amid its Jenin operation - report

"The operation in Jenin is proceeding too slowly and on too small a scale. It is mostly defensive rather than offensive," the Israeli message read.

 Palestinian gunmen take part in the funeral of two Palestinians who were shot dead by Israeli security forces  during clashes, during their funeral in Jenin, in the West Bank, March 31, 2022.

Pope meets Palestinian president to discuss Gaza's 'very serious' needs

Abbas said in a statement that he thanked the pope "for his positions in support of achieving a just peace in Palestine based on the two-state solution."

 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets Pope Francis at the Vatican, December 12, 2024.

Pope Francis to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican

Abbas travels to Italy this week, where he is expected also to meet with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

Pope Francis (R) shakes hands with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas in the Vatican

PA head Mahmoud Abbas announces Rawhi Fattouh as replacement 'if the position becomes vacant'

A close ally of Abbas, Fattouh has been an important member of Fatah, leading the party's parliamentary bloc for decades.

Then interim President of the governing Palestinian Authority Rawhi Fattouh speaks to the media during a press conference November 20, 2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip.

Mustafa Barghouti: ‘Resistance’ succeeding in West Bank, Israel's war will fail

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti’s interview with Iran media provides insights into how some Palestinians today view the war unfolding in Gaza and Iran’s role.

 Palestinian National Initiative chairman Mustafa Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank, on August 11, 2017

Palestinian president says he is ready to work with Trump towards 'comprehensive' peace

Trump and Abbas speak for the first time in years; end of Gaza war was discussed.

 Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas.

UN’s anti-Israel majority: Misinformation and hypocrisy reign at the General Assembly - opinion

Amid rampant anti-Israel rhetoric and misinformation, the UN General Assembly’s built-in majority continues to drown out Israel’s voice and distort the truth.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly, last Friday. As powerful as it was, the speech fell largely on deaf ears, the writer maintains.

Israel must be stripped of UN membership, Abbas tells General Assembly

“Israel, which refuses to implement United Nations resolutions, does not deserve to be a member of this international organization,” Abbas said.

 Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine, places his hand on his heart as he pauses while speaking during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 26, 2024 in New York City.

Netanyahu, Abbas to address the UN this week

Netanyahu was slated to leave late Wednesday night and arrive in New York already on Thursday. Foreign Minister Israel Katz will be the acting Prime Minister in his absence.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the UNGA, September 22, 2023.