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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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September 29, 2014
Middle East and North Africa
Abbas’s UNGA Speech
Last week Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave a controversial speech to the United Nations General Assembly. Reactions have been strong. The U.S. State Department said "President Abbas’ speech …
September 28, 2011
United States
Abbas Strikes Out
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 23, 2011 (Courtesty REUTERS/Mike Segar). PLO Chairman (and Pale…
October 19, 2015
Israel
Abbas, Hamas, and NIMBY
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas was quick to denounce the violence and arson at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus. Moreover, he has instructed Palestinian Authority police to prevent a new intifada. But th…
July 29, 2014
Israel
Salvaging Abbas
This article was originally published here on TimesOfIsrael.com on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. Almost from the start of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the commentariat has been seized with the idea of …
June 24, 2016
Middle East and North Africa
Abbas Spurns Rivlin’s Hand--and Peace
Since leaving the White House in January, 2009, I’ve been telling audiences that Palestinian president and PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas will never, never sign a peace agreement with Israel--no matter wha…
February 13, 2024
Israel
Hamas and the "Two-State Solution"
News reports that Hamas will agree to the "two-state solution" actually show an effort to protect Hamas and improve its political standing.