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Fast Forward Abbas Apologizes ‘If People Were Offended’ By Speech Blaming Jews For Holocaust
(JTA) — Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas apologized to Jewish people offended by his recent speech in which he blamed the Holocaust on Jews. “If people were offended by my statement in front of the [Palestinian National Council], especially people of the Jewish faith, I apologize to them,” Abbas said in a statement sent Friday…
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Fast Forward Even The German Palestine Association Slammed Abbas’ Holocaust Remarks
(JTA) — In an unusual move, the main Palestinian lobby group in Germany condemned remarks by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about the Holocaust which it called “anti-Semitic.” The German-Palestinian Society, or DPG, in a statement Tuesday said it “dissociates itself clearly and unequivocally” from the remarks by the Palestinian Authority president. Speaking Monday in…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, Trump Administration Officials Condemn Abbas’ Anti-Semitic Remarks
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned what he “another anti-Semitic speech” by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. “With utmost ignorance and brazen gall, he claimed that European Jews were persecuted and murdered not because they were Jews but because they gave loans with interest,” Netanyahu said in a statement issued on Wednesday,…
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Fast Forward White House Nearly Done With Peace Plan But Can’t Decide When To Share It
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration has nearly completed a long-awaited Israeli-Palestinian peace plan but is still struggling to decide how and when to roll it out, a senior White House official said, acknowledging that Washington faces a “disconnect” with Palestinians over its planned U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem. The initiative, which had been widely…
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Fast Forward Palestinians Report Man Shot And Killed By Israeli Troops At Gaza Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A 25-year-old Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli troops near the border in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinians are reporting. The Palestinian Health Ministry identified the man as Ahmed Omar Arfa and said he was shot in his chest with live fire east of the Bureij refugee camp, the…
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Fast Forward U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Terror Victims’ Lawsuit Against Palestinians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization gained a legal victory at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday as the justices refused to consider reinstating a $655.5 million jury award won against them by 11 American families over militant attacks in Israel. The court declined to hear the families’ appeal of a…
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Fast Forward Act That Would Slash Funding For Palestinians Attached To Omnibus Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Taylor Force Act, which would slash funding to the Palestinians until the Palestinian Authority stops payments to Palestinians killed or arrested during attacks on Israelis, will likely pass this week. Jewish Insider reported Wednesday that the bill would be added in the Senate to a massive omnibus spending bill that must…
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Fast Forward Abbas Calls U.S. Ambassador To Israel ‘Son Of A Dog’
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday criticized U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman for his support of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, calling the envoy a “son of a dog.” Friedman is a strong supporter of Israel’s settler movement, and was an early and enthusiastic advocate of President…
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