By Middle East Affairs President Abbas on Monday said that Palestine rejects President Trump's plan to rebuild Gaza because he believes the plan intends to create a divide between Gaza and the West Bank. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, President Abbas's spokesperson said in a published statement that the U.S was pursuing their rehabilitation
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President Abbas freezes diplomatic ties with President Trump
(Haaretz) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet with U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, expected in Israel next week, officials from the Palestinian Authority said Wednesday, continuing a freeze in diplomatic ties between Ramallah and Washington following the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem. Ahead of Kushner's visit,
U.S. frozen aid for Palestine leaves millions of families in Gaza without food
By Middle East Affairs A large number of Palestinian families are struggling to feed their families with U.S freezing funds to Palestine and a recent surge of violence over the last few months. Life has become increasingly more difficult for millions of Palestinians in Gaza who have to live with daily electricity
Palestinian health officials say that smoker President Abbas suffering from lung infection
By Reuters RAMALLAH (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is suffering from a lung infection and could remain in the hospital for several days, Palestinian medics and officials said on Monday. Abbas, 82, was admitted to hospital for the third time in less than a week on Sunday in the West Bank
President Abbas’s health causes concern among Palestinians
By Middle East Affairs Mahmoud Abbas, the 83-year old Palestinian president hospital visiting following a surgery has caused worry, his demise would mean a bloody succession battle that would further fragment Palestine's cause. Hospitalized from a fever, days after ear surgery, Ahmad Tibi, an Arab lawmaker in Israel’s parliament said on Monday that President