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Palestinian President Says He May Accept Offer of 'Proximity' Talks with Israel

Sachiko Sakamaki and Dave McCombs BusinessWeek 02/09/2010
Palestinian president suspends chief of staff over sex scandal

The Palestinian president suspended his chief of staff Sunday, the official news agency said, after allegations by an ex-security officer that he tried to exploit his influence for sexual favors.

Palestinian President Says He May Accept Offer of 'Proximity' Talks with Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he’s open to a U.S. proposal for indirect negotiations with Israel conducted by George Mitchell, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East.

Egyptian scholar: Abbas must be stoned if proven guilty of instigating Israeli war against Gaza

Doha-based Egyptian scholar Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi says if it is proven that acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas instigated the Israeli war against Gaza, he must be stoned.

Mahmoud Abbas: Israel planning to destabilize West Bank

Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas says Israel is making efforts to ruin stability and security in the occupied West Bank.

Mahmoud Abbas to remain Palestinian president beyond January

The term of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been indefinitely extended until new elections are held.

France urges Palestinian leader not to step down

PARIS — France's President Nicolas Sarkozy urged Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to stay in power to keep hopes for Mideast peace alive.

Palestinians vow new push for war crimes report

JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he is pushing for a vote on a United Nation's report that accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza war, reversing a decision that has left him at the lowest point of his presidency.

Abbas praises Obama, slams 'Israeli intransigence'

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday accused Israel of blocking steps toward peace, just a day after Israel's prime minister defended a military offensive in Gaza.

Middle East meetings unlikely to trigger peace talks

U.S. President Barack Obama will bring together the Israeli government and Palestinian leaders at a meeting in New York Tuesday for the first time since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office in March.

Fatah party holds first overdue congress in 20 years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party held on Tuesday its long-awaited General Assembly in the holy West Bank city Bethlehem amid the absence of 400 Gaza members who were banned by Hamas rulers to join the convention.


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