Mahmoud Abbas

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

Thu Nov 07 2024 - 19:27

‘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

Wed Sept 25 2024 - 06:39

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

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 16:28

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

Fri Aug 30 2024 - 19:00

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

Sat Aug 10 2024 - 21:49

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

Sat Aug 10 2024 - 06:00

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

Thu Jul 18 2024 - 04:25

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

Sun Jul 14 2024 - 11:00

‘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

Sat May 25 2024 - 06:12

Palestinians, Egypt, Saudi Arabia welcome Irish move to recognise statehood

PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas lauded Norway and Ireland for support over many years

Wed May 22 2024 - 17:37

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for full membership

Security Council recommended to ‘reconsider the matter favourably’ as US and Israel vote against resolution

Fri May 10 2024 - 20:25

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

Sat Apr 20 2024 - 21:30

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

Fri Mar 01 2024 - 08:07

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

Mon Feb 26 2024 - 18:08

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

Wed Jan 10 2024 - 20:50

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

Wed Dec 27 2023 - 17:30

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

Sun Nov 12 2023 - 20:58

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’

Fri Sept 22 2023 - 16:40

EU and US criticise Palestinian president’s remarks on Holocaust

Mahmoud Abbas says Jews were targeted by Nazi Germany because of their ‘social role’

Thu Sept 07 2023 - 20:22

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

Mon Sept 04 2023 - 07:58

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

Mon Jul 31 2023 - 16:30

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

Tue Jul 04 2023 - 20:00

Israeli troops kill five Palestinians in West Bank raid

Commandos backed by a military helicopter mount assault on Jenin

Mon Jun 19 2023 - 18:32

UN marks the 75th anniversary of Palestinians’ mass displacement

Historic commemoration of what Palestinians call al-Nakba, the Catastrophe, that followed Israel's establishment

Mon May 15 2023 - 17:51

Israeli forces reportedly kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

Palestinian Health Ministry says 16-year-old shot dead during clashes with troops

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 16:49

Blinken meets Palestinian president and reiterates call to de-escalate violence

US secretary of state emphasises opposition to Israel expanding its West Bank settlements

Tue Jan 31 2023 - 19:51

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

Mon Jan 30 2023 - 20:09

Israel treats Palestinians ‘in a way that is unacceptable and illegal’, says Coveney

Minister describes Israel as ‘an occupying power on Palestinian lands’

Sun Sept 18 2022 - 17:57

Palestinian president to visit State for talks with Higgins, Taoiseach and Coveney

Mahmoud Abbas’s visit comes ahead of diplomatic engagements at UN General Assembly in New York

Fri Sept 16 2022 - 22:13

Israeli police baton charge mourners at Palestinian journalist’s funeral

Police attack those waving Palestinian flags and arrest six described as ‘rioters’

Fri May 13 2022 - 18:44

Clashes erupt again at Jerusalem holy site leaving 17 Palestinians wounded

Unrest two days after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians at Al-Aqsa mosque

Sun Apr 17 2022 - 13:29

Palestinians clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site with 152 injured

Tensions heightened by Ramadan coinciding with the Jewish celebration of Passover

Fri Apr 15 2022 - 10:33

The Irish Times view on attacks in Israel: a violent cocktail

A surge in street attacks on civilians by Palestinian militants has resulted in 14 deaths in the past two weeks

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 19:45

Islamic State claims responsibility for killing two police officers in Israel

Attack occurred five days after an Arab from southern Israel killed at least four Israelis

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 06:33