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France got Palestinian elections, got Abbas’s son instead - opinion

France was conned, and the question is whether Washington allows the same performance to repeat on its own diplomatic investments.

Yasser Abbas, member of the Fatah Central Committee, attends the announcement of results of the 8th General Conference of Fatah during a press conference in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 18, 2026.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in the West Bank, May 14, 2026.

Palestinian Authority to hold presidential elections in 2027, Mahmoud Abbas says

Fatah Secretary-General Jibril Rajoub

Fatah official rejects Gaza technocratic committee, contradicts official PA stance

 Palestinian gunmen from the Balata Brigade of the Fatah movement carry their weapons during a military parade, in Balata refugee camp, in the West Bank, on November 4, 2022.

Fatah skips Cairo talks as Hamas delays Gaza disarmament


All eyes are on Russia as a mediator between Hamas and Fatah - editorial

Russia’s role as the host and mediator of these talks is particularly noteworthy. Moscow appears to be leveraging its perceived victories in Ukraine to expand its influence in the Middle East.

 FATAH AND Hamas officials wait for a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as part of intra-Palestinian talks in Moscow in 2019.

Arafat’s next successor another reason why a Palestinian state will be a disaster - opinion

The immediate release of terrorists incarcerated by Israel has remained a repeated demand by Hamas and recently, it added Barghouti to the list of those who must be freed.

 MARWAN BARGHOUTI addresses the media in the Tel Aviv District Court, in 2002, shouting in Hebrew: ‘The Intifada will win.’ A convicted mass murderer, Barghouti has been jailed since 2002, the writer notes.

Hamas demands release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in Gaza hostage deal - AP

Marwan Barghouti, the head of Tanzim, an armed faction of Fatah, was arrested by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on April 15, 2002. 

Jailed Fatah official Marwan Barghouti

Palestinian Authority calls for terror organization unification to rule Gaza after war

The question of who will rule the Gaza Strip when Israel defeats Hamas has been a widely discussed topic and has led to much uncertainty and debate.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. The PA and Abbas have repeatedly shown that they are not interested in peace or prosperity for the Palestinians.

The Palestinian leadership keeps making the same past mistakes - opinion

The PA’s recurring willingness to seek agreements with Hamas has proven to be a consistent mistake.

 PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY president Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh

Palestinian minister: Hamas's October 7 massacre of Israelis 'heroic'

Rajoub called the massacre "an earthquake, an unprecedented event," and portrayed the attack as a defensive action against Israeli "aggression" - including its response to Hamas's attack. 

Fatah leader Jibril Rajoub

No Jewish settlements in Gaza, no security - opinion

the reinstatement of the PA in the Gaza Strip not only fails to present a political solution for Gaza but exacerbates the problem.

 PA head Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and then-prime minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in the Palestinian Legislative Council, in March 2007, just before the Hamas coup in the Gaza Strip in June: Fatah and Hamas collaborated during the Second Intifada.

Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank strongly support Hamas, October 7 attack

A total of 75% of respondents agreed with the October 7 attack and 74.7% agreed that they support a single Palestinian state “from the river to the sea.”

 Palestinians take part in a protest in support of Hamas, in Hebron, the West Bank, November 17, 2023

The international community's blind addiction to the PA must be stopped

The current PA is immature and unable to meet the challenge at this time, and hence we must not stumble in our blindness.

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greets PA head Mahmoud Abbas at an international summit for Middle East peace in the New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo

PA President Mahmoud Abbas MIA as Hamas wages war against Israel

As Hamas launches attacks on Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas keeps a low profile, leading to speculations about his political motives.

Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.