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Resisting American pressure, President Mahmoud Abbas formally requested United Nations membership on Friday.

Ehud Olmert says Mahmoud Abbas’s hesitation, his own legal troubles and the Israeli war in Gaza scotched a potential deal two years ago.

A cable just released by WikiLeaks suggests close cooperation between Israel and forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas when rival Hamas militants overran the Gaza Strip three years ago.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday there will be no peace deal with Israel unless the Jewish state stops settlement construction ...

Secretary of state will travel to Egypt tomorrow for talks with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with the goal of encouraging them to 'help the other succeed' Elie Wiesel's Hope for Mideast Peace

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct talks in Washington on September 2 with an aim to reaching a peace deal within one year.

The Palestinian president on Wednesday resisted U.S. pressure for a resumption of peace talks with Israel, repeating his demand for a complete halt to West Bank settlement building before negotiations.

Voter registration for a Palestinian election failed to get under way as scheduled on Tuesday, adding to signs that President Mahmoud Abbas might be bluffing about a make-or-break vote in January.

Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that his stated intention to resign was not a bluff and that other Palestinian Authority leaders would follow him.

There were no bids by younger Palestinian leaders on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas, who says he does not want to run for re-election in January.