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Abbas opens Vatican mission, warns over US embassy move
Abbas reiterates his opposition to the possible transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem as pledged by US President elect Donald Trump

Palestinian teachers suspend 3-week strike
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promises the teachers a pay increase management review and implementation of a 2013 deal

Indonesia dorong dunia internasional boikot produk Israel
Namun seruan tersebut dianggap tidak akan berpengaruh banyak terhadap Israel
Jokowi bertemu Presiden Palestina Mahmoud Abbas
KTT ini wujud dukungan penuh dari Indonesia dan OKI terhadap Palestina


Jokowi: Rakyat Palestina harus bersatu untuk membangun negeri
Dukungan lain yang disampaikan Indonesia yakni menunjuk Konsul Kehormatan di kota Ramallah

Indonesia bahas nasib warga Palestina dalam KTT Luar Biasa OKI
Presiden Palestina Mahmoud Abbas dipastikan menghadiri KTT Luar Biasa OKI ini

Bendera Palestina dikibarkan pertama kali di markas PBB
Abbas: Palestina berhak diakui sebagai anggota penuh PBB dan dapatkan pengakuan dari anggota PBB

Pope creates first Palestinian saints
The canonization of a third Palestinian – a Salesian monk – is still under review by the Church

Palestinian president signs bid to join International Criminal Court
The Palestinians hope an ICC membership will pave the way for war crimes prosecutions against Israeli officials for their actions in the occupied territories

Israel, Hamas face off in new Gaza conflict
UPDATED Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas demands Israel immediately stop its air campaign and calls on the international community to pressure the Jewish state

Israeli troops kill two West Bankers in teen manhunt
I said the kidnapping was a crime but does that justify the killing of Palestinian teens in cold blood? decries Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas

Israel PM blames Hamas for teens' kidnapping
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu places responsibility for the teens safe return on the shoulders of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas

No peace talks unless Hamas recognizes Israel: Netanyahu
The Israeli PM says the preferable course of action to get peace talks back on track would be for Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to renounce Hamas

Abbas: Holocaust 'most heinous crime' of modern era
The Palestinian president expressed sympathy with families of the 6 million Jews who were killed by the Nazi regime during World War II

Palestinian peace negotiators resign over settlements
Negotiator says the move was in response to increasing settlement building by Israel and the absence of any hope of achieving results
Israel PM cancels plans to build 20,000 settler homes in West Bank
Announcement comes after US and Palestinian criticism over the project
Settlement spat looms large over Kerry Mideast visit
Despite the row Kerry tells Shimon Peres that the peace process is not mission impossible It can happen
Kerry evokes memories of Rabin to push peace talks
Kerry headed first for the Tel Aviv square where Rabin was assassinated 18 years ago to honor the memory of a great man of peace
Palestinians: No talks with Israel while settlement grows
Official: The Israeli side is determined to continue its settlement and we cannot continue negotiations under these unprecedented settlement attacks
Israelis, Palestinians seek peace deal in 9 months
UPDATE Both sides have agreed to meet again within the next two weeks either in Israel or the Palestinian territories to begin formal direct bilateral negotiations
After 'productive' start, second day of Mideast talks
It is the first time the two sides have publicly come face to face since the last talks collapsed spectacularly in September 2010 over continued Israeli settlement building
Israelis, Palestinians hold 'productive' direct talks
UPDATE State Dept: It was a constructive and productive meeting between the parties They engaged in good faith and with seriousness of purpose
Mideast peace talks to resume - US
UPDATE High level envoys from the Israeli and Palestinian leaders will meet in Washington on Monday to restart stalled Middle East peace talks
Palestinian leader Abbas meets China's Xi
UPDATE Chinese state run media have called Abbas trip a state visit while officials describe Netanyahu s as an official visit
Palestinian PM Fayyad resigns after row with Abbas
Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad resigned on Saturday April 13 after a weeks long falling out with president Mahmud Abbas
Israel firm on settlements as world outcry grows
Israel stood firm Tuesday December 3 in the face of mounting international pressure as it pushed ahead with a swathe of settlement plans seen as threatening the viability of a future Palestinian state
'Now we have a state'
Abbas returned to the West Bank 3 days after the UN granted Palestine non member status
Abbas hails 'historic' UN vote
Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians still face a long road to get their own country
Palestinians seek historic state backing at UN
Abbas will ask for the Palestinians to be recognized as a UN non member observer state and indicate his conditions for talks with Israel in a key speech to the 193 member assembly