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Palestinians seek EU support for independence

RAMALLAH, West Bank—The Palestinians asked the European Union on Monday to back their plan to have the U.N. Security Council recognize an independent Palestinian state without Israeli consent. The idea of seeking U.N. intervention has been gaining ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Boston Globe,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: European Union,  U N Security Council,  Saeb Erekat,  Mahmoud Abbas,  United Nations

Palestinian vote delayed, Abbas stays

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he did not want to run for reelection, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast. The Palestinian Election Commission ruled yesterday that January’s ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Boston Globe,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamas,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Barack Obama

Palestinian vote put off, Abbas remains in office

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn't want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast. The Palestinian Election Commission ruled Thursday that January's scheduled vote should ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, eTaiwan News,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamas,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Benjamin Netanyahu,  Barack Obama

Palestinians recommend calling off upcoming vote

RAMALLAH, West Bank Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January's presidential election, clearing the way for embattled President Mahmoud Abbas to back off his threats to step down and remain in office. Hanna Nasser, ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, San Diego Union-Tribune,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamas,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Benjamin Netanyahu

Palestinian shock: President says he wants to quit

RAMALLAH, West Bank—Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pushed Mideast peace prospects into unknown territory Thursday, announcing he doesn't want another term and opening the way to a succession battle that could play into the hands of his rival, the ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Boston Globe,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamas,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Yasser Arafat

Abbas says he won't run in January election

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian president said Thursday he does not want to run for another term in January elections, blaming a stalemate in Mideast peace talks on Israel and the United States. ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mahmoud Abbas,  Palestinian Authority,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama,  Hamas

Abbas doesn't want to run for January re-election

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The Palestinian president says he doesn't want to run for re-election in the January balloting. ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Mahmoud Abbas,  Barack Obama,  Palestinian Authority,  Hamas,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

Aides: Abbas says he won't run in January election

The Palestinian president plans to announce on Thursday that he won't run in January elections because he is frustrated over the lack of progress in peacemaking with Israel, his aides said. Mahmoud Abbas has threatened in the past not to run, and it ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, San Francisco Chronicle,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Palestine Liberation Organization,  Hamas

Palestinians threaten Israel with 1-state solution

RAMALLAH, West Bank—The Palestinians should give up seeking an independent state and pursue a single country in which they would enjoy equal rights with Israelis, the chief Palestinian negotiator in Mideast peace talks said Wednesday. The remark by ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Boston Globe,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Saeb Erekat,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

Palestinian mobile network launched after delays

Palestinians in the West Bank finally have a second mobile phone network after months of disputes with Israel, but with less capacity than originally planned. Wataniya company launched its network Sunday with a frequency range of 3.8 megahertz, 1 ...

From MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, eTaiwan News,  2 Nov 2009

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