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UN General Assembly meeting of world leaders, by the numbers

The gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly is over

The Independent UK

Abbas Delivers Palestine's Official Request for Full UN Membership to Sec-Gen

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has submitted to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres an official request to implement Resolution 181 adopted by the General Assembly in 1947, which is the basis for the two-state solution. Abbas informed world leaders and senior officials participating in the high-level meeting of the 77th annual session…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Abbas demands US seek justice over Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian president accused the UN and the US of double standards.

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Abbas: Lapid's UN remarks "positive," but Israel "destroying" two-state solution

“We have no partner in Israel we can talk to," he said at the UN General Assembly.

Axios

Palestinian President Abbas Calls on Israel to Resume Negotiations Immediately

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's call for a two-state solution was a "positive development" but said the proof would be a return to negotiations. "The true test of the credibility and seriousness of this stance is for the Israeli government to return to the negotiation…

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Palestinian President Abbas calls on Israel to resume negotiations immediately

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid's call for a two-state solution but said on Friday the proof would be an immediate return to negotiations.

Reuters

Palestinian strife highlights lost hopes of armed youths

The rare eruption of deadly clashes this week between Palestinians and their own security forces has cast a spotlight on the growing ranks of disenfranchised, impoverished young men taking up arms

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Israeli Prime Minister Lapid to back two-state solution in UN speech

It will be the first time since 2017 that an Israeli prime minister has publicly expressed support for a two-state solution.

Axios

‘It’s going to explode’: young Palestinians look to the gun amid Israeli offensive

Israel’s Operation Breakwater aims to reduce the enemy’s ability to attack, but seems to be galvanising a new generation of fighters

The Guardian - UK

Trump offered the West Bank to Jordan’s king, according to a new book

The Jordanian king said of the January 2018 offer from the former president that he ‘thought I was having a heart attack’

The Independent UK

Israeli-Palestinian violence simmers in West Bank with raids, clashes

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager on Thursday during clashes in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest in a string of deadly incidents that have stoked fears of an escalation.

Reuters

Israel Wants US, Egypt, Qatar to Press Abbas for Calm

Israel wants Egypt and Qatar to pressure Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to activate the security forces and prevent armed operations during the upcoming Jewish holidays. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Israel is responsible for the ongoing escalation, saying it regularly targets Palestinian citizens with the worst forms of persecution and…

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Sisi Underscores to Abbas Importance of Maintaining Calm, Especially in Gaza

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held talks with his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas at al-Ittihadia Palace in Cairo on Tuesday. Discussions touched on the developments of the Palestinian cause and providing support to the Palestinian people. Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said Sisi underlined the importance of joining efforts to support…

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Israel, Germany tied by remembrance, president Herzog says

Israel and Germany are tied together by the obligation to remember the Holocaust, Israeli President Isaac Herzog told the German parliament on Tuesday during a three-day visit to the country.

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Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza

Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to 2015 and 2009, the enclave's Hamas-run Interior Ministry said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian President to Hold Talks with Egypt’s Sisi on Israel Next Week

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold a summit with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo next week to discuss Palestine’s request to obtain full UN membership and its efforts to achieve calm in the Palestinian territories, specifically in the West Bank. They will also tackle the future of…

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Washington Warns to Veto Palestinian Bid to Obtain Full UN Membership

US President Joe Biden’s administration has warned the Palestinian Authority from pursuing a vote at the UN Security Council to gain full UN membership. Walla news website in Tel Aviv quoted senior US officials as affirming that Washington will veto such move. Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour…

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The International Academic Campaign against Occupation and Apartheid published results of an online opinion poll on the popularity of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Results of the poll showed that Abbas’s popularity increased following remarks last week in Germany and the subsequent Israeli campaign against him. The e-poll found that…

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Ankara: Palestinian Authority ‘Welcomes’ Türkiye’s Normalization with Israel

Türkiye announced that the Palestinian Authority welcomed the establishment of relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv, and that the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements strongly desired that as well, as the country would better defend the Palestinian cause. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu commented on the talks between President Recep…

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Erdogan, Abbas Adhere to Two-State Solution as Key for Peace in Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas affirmed on Tuesday their adherence to the two-state solution to establish a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, as a basis for achieving peace and stability in the Middle East. During a joint press conference held in Ankara,…

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Palestinians Reject Campaign Against Abbas, Slam Incitement Against Him

The Palestinian presidency and the rest of the factions rejected the ongoing campaign by Germany and Israel against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The campaign was launched against the backdrop of remarks in which Abbas compared crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians to the Holocaust. The spokesman for the Palestinian presidency,…

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German President Looks to Placate Israel with Visit after PA President’s Statements

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, according to an Israeli official, is considering flying to Israel in a bid to placate the Jewish state after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s inflammatory comments on Tuesday, in which he claimed that Israel had carried out “50 holocausts” against Palestinians. Steinmeier would bring with him…

The Independent UK

German police investigate Palestinian president over ‘50 Holocausts’ remark

Mahmoud Abbas’ comments sparked outrage in Germany, Israel and beyond

The Independent UK

Berlin police investigate Abbas' Holocaust comments

Berlin police have opened a preliminary investigation against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over his comments that Israel had committed “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians

The Independent UK

In call with Israeli PM, Scholz condemns Holocaust denial

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told Israel’s Prime Minister that he condemns any attempts to deny or downplay the Holocaust

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