Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian president calls Trump peace offer ‘slap of the century’

Ramallah - Muslimchronicle

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas denounced US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace efforts as the “slap of the century” on Sunday after the White House recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Abbas also said Israel had “ended” the landmark Oslo peace accords of the 1990s with its actions, while branding the US ambassadors to the UN and to Israel, Nikki HaleyRead more

Palestine recalls envoy from Pakistan over faux pas

New Delhi - Muslimchronicle

The Palestine Authority recalled its envoy from Islamabad after the presence of the Palestine ambassador to Pakistan, Waleed Abu Ali, in the company of Hafiz Saeed in Rawalpindi, appeared in news reports. Saeed heads Lashkar-e-Taiba and is linked to the Mumbai terror attacks in India. In a statement, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates stressed onRead more

General Assembly refuses Trump's decision over Jerusalem

Quds - Nasser Al Assad

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday approved a resolution banning a change in the “character, status or demographic composition of the city of Jerusalem”, in a clear rejection of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize the city as the capital of Israel, despite his administration’s threats to punish countries voting against his decision. The decision came asRead more

Saudi Crown Prince and Abbas discuss path to establish state of Palestine

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thurdsday in Riyadh. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in Palestine and the practical efforts along the way to guarantee the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. The meeting was attended byRead more

Hamas chief in Gaza says Palestinian unity deal is collapsing

Gaza - Muslimchronicle

Palestinian Islamist group Hamas’s leader in Gaza said on Thursday a reconciliation deal with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction was collapsing, just 10 weeks after the agreement was reached. The rivals signed a deal brokered by Cairo on Oct. 12 after Hamas agreed to hand over administrative control of the Gaza Strip, including its border crossings with Egypt and Israel,Read more

Saudi King Salman receives Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi King Salman has received Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at his palace in Riyadh on Wednesday. The meeting was attended by a number of Saudi princes and members of the government’s cabinet of ministers. Saudi Arabia has described the United States’ decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and move its embassy there as inexplicable, irresponsible and unjustified. source: AlarabiyaRead more

Palestinian president rebukes Trump’s decision over Jerusalem

Washington - Adel Salama

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday, the Trump administration’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was the “greatest crime” and a flagrant violation of international law. “Jerusalem is and always will be the capital of Palestine,” he told an emergency meeting of Muslim leaders in Turkey. He said the United States was giving away Jerusalem as if itRead more

Muslim leaders urge recognition of East Jerusalem

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

'Islamic leaders on Wednesday urged world powers to recognise occupied East Jerusalem as the capital of the "State of Palestine", as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas warned that the United States no longer had a role to play in the peace process. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan convened an emergency summit of the world's main pan-Islamic body, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul,Read more

Trump’s ‘crime’ over Jerusalem prevents US peace role

Istanbul - Muslimchronicle

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Muslim leaders on Wednesday that a US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was a crime, which showed that Washington should no longer play a role in Middle East peace talks. Addressing an emergency meeting of Muslim leaders in Turkey, Abbas said President Donald Trump was giving Jerusalem away as if it were anRead more

Trump’s decision on Jerusalem nourishes terrorism

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

The final communiqué of the Islamic Summit in Istanbul, on Wednesday, called on the world to recognize the state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, pointing out that the United States should withdraw from the peace process. The leaders of the participating Islamic countries also considered US President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem to be "irresponsible, null andRead more