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Palestinians might appoint a vice president to serve under the aging Abbas. Here’s why it matters
Senior Palestinian officials loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas are meeting to vote on the creation of a vice presidency and ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major ...
Palestinian Authority president slams Hamas and demands it releases Israeli hostages
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas denounced Hamas in harsh terms and demanded that it release the remaining ...
Israeli airstrike kills 10 people in Gaza, as mediators try to revive ceasefire; new PLO deputy named
An Israeli airstrike has flattened a three-story home in Gaza City and killed 10 people, among attacks that have killed at ...
Palestinian Leader Abbas Names Likely Successor in Bid to Reassure World Powers
(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on ...
Palestinian president appoints a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major ...
Several killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as mediators look to restart ceasefire
An Israeli air strike has flattened a three-storey home in Gaza City, killing 10 people – half of them children – as Arab ...
Palestinian Authority president calls Hamas ‘sons of dogs,’ demands release of hostages and disarmament
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli ...
Palestinian President Abbas appoints deputy, positioning Hussein al-Sheikh as likely successor
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named close confidant Hussein al-Sheikh as his deputy and likely successor on Saturday, ...
Palestinians create role for a vice president and possible successor to aging leader Abbas
After a two-day meeting, the council voted to create the role of vice chairman of the PLO Executive Committee.
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Palestinian Authority president slams Hamas and demands it releases Israeli hostages
The rivalry between Hamas and Fatah goes back decades. Hamas favored an embrace of militant Islamic ideology and a hard-line approach to Israel, in contrast to the secular leftist, pragmatic ...
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Palestinian leader Abbas names likely successor in bid to reassure world powers
Hamas, which follows a militant Islamist ideology ... The body has been controlled by Fatah since it was formed in the Oslo Accords with Israel in 1993 and it last held parliamentary elections ...