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June 2, 2006
Palestinian Territories
Asali: Palestinians Support Abbas’ Referendum Plan by Huge Majority
Ziad J. Asali, president and founder of the American Task Force on Palestine, a group dedicated to setting up a state of Palestine alongside that of Israel, says that the call two weeks ago by Palest…
January 9, 2019
Middle East and North Africa
Abbas Celebrates 14th Anniversary of His Four-Year Term
On January 9, 2005—exactly 14 years ago today—Mahmoud Abbas was elected president of the Palestinian Authority. For a four-year term. Today Abbas begins serving the fifteenth year of his four-year…
May 26, 2006
Palestinian Territories
Cook: Abbas’ Call for Referendum on Two-State Solution Puts Pressure on Hamas and Israel
Steven Cook says Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for a two-state negotiated solution was "a shrewd move" becuase it puts pressure on the Hamas-led PA government, but also serves to constrai…
April 18, 2024
Palestinian Territories
What Is Hamas?
The Palestinian militant group struggled to govern the Gaza Strip before launching a surprise attack on Israel in 2023. Now facing Israel’s military campaign to destroy it, Hamas’s future is in doubt…
April 23, 2012
Iran
Recent Articles on President Abbas, Iran’s Nuclear Program, and Egypt
I’ve written articles recently on several Middle East subjects. In a National Review article entitled "Egypt: Pity the Winner," I discussed the Egyptian presidential elections, the remaining candid…