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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has garnered little support for his rumored plan to extend his term in office by an additional year. A recent poll conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Policy and Survey Research indicates that almost two-thirds of Palestinians believe that Abbas’s term should end in January, rather than be extended without new [...]
In a surprise move, the PLO Central Council has voted nearly unanimously to elect Mahmoud Abbas as the president of the future state of Palestine. This position, which is purely symbolic as there is no official state of Palestine, has been void since the death of Yasser Arafat. This move is largely political, as recent [...]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the Associated Press that Egypt sent invitations to attend power-sharing talks in Cairo. The invitation targeted Abbas’ Fatah movement, Hamas and smaller groups. Talks should start on November 9 and both Fatah and Hamas representatives will attend the negotiations although Abbas has shunned Hamas since the group seized Gaza in June 2007. [...]
On Thursday last, the Palestinian President sent 500 members of a security force for training in Jordan. The training is being funded by the U.S. and the force will be trained for several months in police tactics. This is the second battalion from President Abbas’s National Security Force to receive this type of training funded [...]
