Dec 07, 2012
Europe and Jordan fear the repercussions on the Palestinian leader from Israel's settlement plans on occupied Palestinian land and the withholding of more than US$100 million (Dh3.67m) of tax revenues from the PA. Read Article Jordan's King Abdullah visits West Bank to support Abbas
Dec 06, 2012
Even as Mahmoud Abbas says Palestine is now a state, his countrymen point out that their day-to-day lives are still controlled by Israel. Read Article What exactly is Palestine?
Dec 03, 2012
Israel has stopped payment of US$120 million in tax revenue to the Palestinians in a move to punish them further for their successful UN statehood bid. Read Article Israel halts payment of Palestinians' tax cash
Dec 01, 2012
The Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas said after the winning UN vote that Palestinians should be reasonable in their expectations for the near future. Read Article For Palestinians, the work begins anew
Nov 25, 2012
Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have been overshadowed by the recent events in Gaza, but their woes extend to the stuttering UN statehood bid as well as a financial crisis at home. Read Article PA struggles to stay relevant after Hamas ‘victory’
Nov 21, 2012
Israel expects any pact to be shaky and temporary - and to be followed within several years by another massive military operation in Gaza. Analysis by Vita Bekker in Tel Aviv Read Article Israel's refusal to talk to its foes dooms truce from the start
Nov 20, 2012
The UAE's Sheikh Abdullah attacks the global reaction to the crisis, as Hamas and Israel say they are open to a diplomatic solution or an escalation should it fail. Read Article More blood spilt in Gaza as peace bid gathers pace
Sep 28, 2012
Speeches at the UN show the ever-widening gap between the two sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with the Israeli leader focusing on Iran's nuclear threat while the PA president complains of illegal settlements. Analysis by Hugh Naylor in Jerusalem Read Article Netanyahu and Abbas offer little hope for future peace
Sep 28, 2012
The Nakba, or the Catastrophe, is what Palestinians call the uprooting of their people from their land during the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Read Article Abbas tells UN: Israel risks a new Nakba
Sep 27, 2012
Mr Abbas is expected to ask for a limited upgrade to the Palestinians' status from an organisational member to Vatican-like "non-member" status. Read Article Abbas set to renew bid to upgrade Palestine's UN status
