RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for elections to end his violent standoff with Hamas a gamble that Palestinians will back him as he seeks to weaken the Islamic militants, avoid civil war and keep momentum for peace overtures with Israel. Hamas accused Abbas of trying to topple its government, promised to block the elections and urged supporters to take to the streets. "This is a real coup," said Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar, a Hamas hard-liner.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that he has not been able to resolve a dispute with Israel over Gaza's vital border crossing with Egypt, but he hoped a deal will be reached "very soon. The crossing into Egypt is the Palestinians' most important link to the outside world. The Palestinians say free movement through the border will be essential for reviving Gaza's economy after a 38- year Israeli occupation. Israel wants to maintain some control over the border, fearing weapons could be smuggled into Gaza.
RAMALLAH, West Bank A deal hammered out by Palestinian militants in an Israeli prison yard could provide the way out of a deadlock that has paralyzed the Palestinian government and frozen its relations with Israel and much of the world. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that he will call a national referendum on the prisoners' plan, which would accept the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, if his rivals in the militant Hamas movement do not agree to it within 10 days.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - In the biggest test of his brief tenure, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas came to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, hoping to persuade militants to halt attacks on Israel. But in a show of defiance, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a settler road in Gaza, killing an Israeli security agent and wounding seven other Israelis. The Islamic militant group Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack - the first suicide bombing against an Israeli target since Nov. 1.
WASHINGTON - The Palestinian Authority could receive more direct aid from the United States, a Bush administration official and congressional aides said Wednesday ahead of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' meeting with President Bush. Abbas is hoping Bush will reaffirm his commitment to the internationally backed road map peace plan for ending the Israeli- Palestinian conflict and creating a Palestinian state. Abbas is concerned that U.S. support for Israel's unilateral plan to withdraw from Gaza has diverted attention from the road map.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday formally announced a July 26 referendum on negotiations with Israel, disregarding Hamas' boycott pledge and the political fallout from the deaths of seven Gazan beachgoers killed Friday by an errant Israeli shell. As Hamas' military wing fired small rockets into southern Israel, signaling the end to a 16-month truce, a legislator from the Islamist militant party said Mr. Abbas would be held responsible for the "dangerous" consequences of a vote.
Even before their agreement is signed, Hamas began pressing [Mahmoud Abbas] to rescind PLO recognition of Israel. The two bitter rivals have diametrically opposed goals. [Fatah] seeks a secular national state and Hamas wants to create an Islamic republic. Their differences were emphasized again this week when Fatah welcomed the death of Osama bin Laden as "good for the cause of peace" and Hamas condemned the American assassination of "an Arab holy warrior". Says Mahmoud Zahar, a top Hamas leader, following the recent Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement: "Our program does not include negotiations with Israel or recognizing it.
RAMALLAH, West Bank - The interim Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, told Parliament on Tuesday that he'll follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps and demand that Israel recognize the "right of return" of Palestinian refugees, a hard-line position that has contributed to failed peace efforts in the past. Abbas' remarks were seen as the start of his six-week presidential campaign, signaling to young, militant activists that he would not compromise on long-held Palestinian policies, though Israel considers them deal-breakers.
As the tremors continued, however, Hamas leaders escalated their rhetoric seemingly following, not leading, public opinion. Mahmoud Zahar, a prominent Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, labeled [Mahmoud Abbas] a "traitor" and urged that he be stripped of his Palestinian nationality. Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, speaking before a hastily convened session of the Palestinian Legislative Council, said Abbas was personally responsible for the "crime" committed in Geneva, and a senior officer from the Hamas-controlled Gaza police force held a press conference to announce that Abbas and his associates would be subject to arrest if they set foot in Gaza. Despite the remaining gulf, Hamas wanted to sign a unity deal. Being part of a Western-recognized PA would be Hamas' ticket to the "peace proce...
... Meshal has made no secret that Hamas seeks although on its own terms. Abbas was less keen on ...
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- West Bank lawlessness won't end until Israel hands over control of cities there, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday, calling on Israel to return to the transfer talks that were suspended after a Tel Aviv suicide bombing. Israel had promised to hand over five cities after a Feb. 8 cease- fire declaration but suspended talks after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed five Israelis at a night club last weekend.
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