Saturday( Dec 11) in a rare democratic exercise and amid rising anger with President Mahmoud Abbas

It said they also discussed security issues and agreed to remain in touch.... The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the late-night meeting. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is a hard-liner who opposes Palestinian independence, as do key partners in his diverse, ruling coalition.... But Bennett has said he supports building up the Palestinian economy and expanding autonomy for Palestinians....

Mahmoud Abbas signaled a possible shift of direction after after the near-complete breakdown of

” after hosting Mahmoud Abbas in the Palestinian president’s first meeting inside Israel in a decade

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.... Abbas called off that election, citing Israeli controls over Palestinians in East Jerusalem

In an unusually harsh speech, President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday gave Israel one year to end its

RAMALLAH, WEST BANK( REUTERS)-Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Israeli Defence Minister

ballots for representatives in 154 village councils in the West Bank, where Abbas’ Palestinian

Open this photo in gallery Demonstrators close the road in front of riot police during a rally protesting the death of Palestinian Authority outspoken critic Nizar Banat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 3, 2021.... It’s unclear why he was hospitalized. Neither the Israeli military nor the police responded to requests for comment. Both Amro and al-Atrash have been arrested by Israel in the past for organizing and taking part in protests against its military occupation of the West Bank...