For many ordinary Palestinians, the appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh was emblematic of how out-of-touch the leadership of the ...

Hussein al-Sheikh has been named vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization. The PLO is the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people.

Netanyahu is not prepared to admit that his big gamble – invest in Hamas, pit it against the PA, and rule the Palestinians – ...

Even if a state is recognized, it will not function as a state. It will be both a terror state and an institutionally failed state that will soon become a ...

The Palestine Liberation Organization has announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas just did something very unusual for an Arab leader: He took a risk with bold ...

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says keeping the captives provides Israel with justification for its attacks on Gaza.

The move reflects France’s strategic recalibration amid rising domestic pressures, European fragmentation over Gaza and a ...

In a fiery Tuesday speech, Mahmoud Abbas called Hamas "sons of dogs" and blamed the organization for the destruction inflicted upon the Gaza Strip.

He also stressed that "Hamas must end its control of the Gaza Strip and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority." ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas on Wednesday to lay down arms and hand the running of Gaza to his ...