Mahmoud Abbas - Wikipedia
WEBIn May 2009, he welcomed Pope Benedict XVI to the West Bank, who supported Abbas's goal of a Palestinian State. [81] Also in May 2009, Abbas made a visit to Canada, where he met with foreign affairs minister Lawrence Cannon and Prime Minister Stephen Harper .
Who governs the West Bank? Understanding Palestinian political ...
WEBOct 22, 2023 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad about the leadership of and divisions within Palestinian political factions.
Palestinian Authority - Wikipedia
WEBThe Palestinian Authority currently administers some 39% of the West Bank. 61% of the West Bank remains under direct Israeli military and civilian control. East Jerusalem was unilaterally annexed by Israel in 1980, prior to the formation of the PA.
West Bank - Wikipedia
WEBThe United Kingdom proclaimed Abdullah I as emir of the Emirate of Transjordan on 11 April 1921. He declared it an independent Hashemite kingdom on 25 May 1946. Under the United Nations in 1947, it was designated as part of a proposed Arab state by the Partition Plan for Palestine.
Who Governs the Palestinians? | Council on Foreign Relations
WEBMay 28, 2024 · Power in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the so-called Palestinian territories, has been divided among three entities: a governing body called the Palestinian Authority, the militant group...
Palestinian Authority President Abbas fires occupied West Bank ...
WEBAug 11, 2023 · Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank, responding to long-standing demands for a political shake-up amid growing...
Who governs the West Bank? Understanding Palestinian political ...
WEBOct 22, 2023 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad about the leadership of and divisions within Palestinian political factions.
Who governs the West Bank? Understanding Palestinian political …
WEBOct 22, 2023 · NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad about the leadership of and divisions within Palestinian political factions.
Blinken Meets With Palestinian Leader After Surge in Violence
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken visited the occupied West Bank on Tuesday to meet with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and called for a defusing of the...
Blinken meets Palestinian Authority President Abbas in West Bank …
WEBNov 5, 2023 · Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday amid escalating settler violence in the West Bank following Hamas’ attack on Israel...