Arab leaders agree to Egyptian plan for Gaza reconstruction, avoiding Palestinian resettlement
Cairo summit hears proposal in contrast to Trump’s ‘Riviera’ vision
Mahmoud Abbas
Simon Harris hedges bets to include both Biden and Trump on his Christmas card list
Bernard Jackman correction, confusion around a Love/Hate revival and Michael O’Leary’s former Russian tenants
Taoiseach expresses ‘unbreakable support’ to people of Palestine during call with Abbas
Simon Harris says call was made to express ‘solidarity’ between people of Ireland and Palestine
Hamas and Fatah agree on postwar Gaza administration
Israeli government yet to indicate whether it supports the move
Mahmoud Abbas names temporary successor in Palestinian Authority but rejects calls to resign
Abbas blamed for rampant corruption and mismanagement and held responsible for rift with Hamas
Israel steps closer to setting up military administration in Gaza
Two recent developments have removed obstacles to Israel establishing a military administration in the Gaza Strip
Donald Trump’s re-election likely to embolden Israel
US president-elect is likely to support Binyamin Netanyahu’s interests, but relations with other Middle Eastern leaders are less assured
‘Ireland sees Palestine’: Taoiseach meets Mahmoud Abbas and pledges to advocate for the state
It was the first time since Ireland recognised the state that Simon Harris met the president of the Palestinian Authority
Palestinian president welcomes toughening of Saudi position against normalising relations with Israel
Mahmoud Abbas praises what he sees as a unified Arab and Muslim stand on Palestinian statehood
Far-right presence in Israel’s coalition fuels speculation over motive behind assaults on West Bank
Fears of Netanyahu replicating attack on Gaza in second Palestinian territory add to tensions in region
Gaza: About 100 killed in Israeli air strike on school compound where thousands were sheltering
Around 350 families had been sheltering at the compound at time of strike with war’s death toll approaches 40,000
Yahya Sinwar: How the hardline new Hamas leader will influence conflict in the Middle East
Widely suspected of being the architect of the October 7th attacks, Sinwar has wielded an effective veto over ceasefire negotiations with Israel
Night of Power by Robert Fisk: A masterly work by a unique and gifted ‘historian of the present’
Posthumous book explores the post-9/11 years in the Middle East, setting his reporting against the background of centuries of meddling by western powers
The Palestinian Authority’s shrinking influence in the West Bank
Surging settler violence, military raids and economic pressure have further undermined the credibility of the PA leadership
‘This is not how we wanted to recognise Palestine’: how Irish back-channel diplomacy built to a symbolic moment
Months of co-ordination led to what is seen by participants as an imperfect attempt to revive moribund Middle Eastern peace hopes
Palestinians, Egypt, Saudi Arabia welcome Irish move to recognise statehood
PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas lauded Norway and Ireland for support over many years
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for full membership
Security Council recommended to ‘reconsider the matter favourably’ as US and Israel vote against resolution
Thousands call for fresh elections in Israel amid ongoing protests against Netanyahu
Palestinian ambulance driver among 13 killed in West Bank violence as Israeli PM pledges to continue war in Gaza
UN’s Guterres ‘shocked’ as Gaza officials say more than 100 killed after Israeli soldiers fire on crowds seeking aid
Israel challenged the death toll and said many of the victims had been run over by aid trucks
Palestinian PM Shtayyeh resigns saying new administration needed to meet challenge of Gaza war
Mohammad Shtayyeh leaves role to allow consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel-Hamas war
Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies despite Israel’s promise to scale down war
Yemen-based Houthi militants have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza
As death toll in Gaza climbs to 21,000, Palestinian president says situation is ‘beyond a catastrophe’
In his first interview since the war with Israel began, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas blames US for prolonging the conflict
Gaza hospital shuts down as Israel and Hamas trade fire and claims
Progress reported in effort to free 80 hostages; and US says Palestinian Authority should have post-conflict control of Gaza - but Binyamin Netanyahu suggests otherwise
Mahmoud Abbas makes desperate UN plea for creation of Palestinian state
Remarks directed at Saudi prince who said normalisation between kingdom and Israel was ‘getting closer’
EU and US criticise Palestinian president’s remarks on Holocaust
Mahmoud Abbas says Jews were targeted by Nazi Germany because of their ‘social role’
Tánaiste’s visit to Middle East an attempt to reinvigorate interest in Israeli/Palestinian peace process
Micheál Martin’s visit comes as conflict has dropped off the agenda of most EU members since Russian invasion of Ukraine
Palestinian political rivals to establish reconciliation committee
Leaders to try heal 17-year rift that has divided Israeli-occupied West Bank from Israeli-blockaded Gaza
Nine Israeli casualties in Tel Aviv after car-ramming and stabbing attack
Incident comes just hours before Israel ends military operation in West Bank Jenin refugee camp
Israeli troops kill five Palestinians in West Bank raid
Commandos backed by a military helicopter mount assault on Jenin
UN marks the 75th anniversary of Palestinians’ mass displacement
Historic commemoration of what Palestinians call al-Nakba, the Catastrophe, that followed Israel's establishment
Israeli forces reportedly kill Palestinian teen in West Bank
Palestinian Health Ministry says 16-year-old shot dead during clashes with troops
Blinken meets Palestinian president and reiterates call to de-escalate violence
US secretary of state emphasises opposition to Israel expanding its West Bank settlements
Blinken calls on Israeli and Palestinian leaders to ‘restore calm’ in wake of latest violence
US secretary of state holds talks with Binyamin Netanyahu ahead of meeting with Mahmoud Abbas
Israel treats Palestinians ‘in a way that is unacceptable and illegal’, says Coveney
Minister describes Israel as ‘an occupying power on Palestinian lands’
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