updated Fri. September 13, 2024
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The American Prospect
March 25, 2013
The weak point in the speech came when Obama told Israelis that Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad are partners for peace. This needed to be said. It challenges the success of Israeli politicians in convincing their voters that they'd make peace if only there was someone to talk to.
Politico (blog)
July 18, 2008
... chief of the British Tory opposition party. In Israel, he's planning to meet Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, as well as former prime ministers Ehud Barak and Netanyahu, on the left and right, respectively. He's planning to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayad.
BBC News
January 24, 2008
Tens of thousands of Palestinians have surged into Egypt from the Gaza Strip after masked militants destroyed parts of the border wall. Gazans rushed to buy food, fuel and other supplies that have become scarce because of an Israeli blockade - aimed at stopping rocket attacks from Gaza. Egyptian policeÃâà...
Electronic Intifada
July 20, 2007
In the month since Abbas' appointment of a Vichy-style “emergency government” headed by Salam Fayad, historic Fatah leaders, such as Farouq Qaddumi and Hani al-Hassan have signalled their opposition to Abbas' actions, specifically rejecting his order that Palestinian resistance fighters disarm whileÃâà...