Iranian-born photographer Abbas knew from a very early age that he would spend his life taking pictures. Growing up in Algeria during that country's war for independence more than a half-century ago, ...

In a recent speech, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas repeated a number of antisemitic canards he has made over the years, including unfounded claims about the the origins of Ashkenazi ...

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, said in August that European Jews were persecuted for what he said were their predatory lending practices, not their religion. By Patrick ...

CAIRO — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank, but marginalized, weakened, deeply unpopular among ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90, 80% of Palestinians want him to resign after 20 years ...

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Saturday appointed longtime aide Hussein al-Sheikh as the first-ever vice president of the PLO, a position created two days prior. Seen as paving the way for a ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The question of what happened in the late 2008 Israeli-Palestinian peace ...

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In the 1970s, Abbas Attar shot The Greatest and, arguably, The Worst, winning international acclaim as a titan of photojournalism. He was in Zaire in 1974 when Muhammad Ali was preparing for his ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group. Abbas said the ...