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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.

The Palestinians on Sunday accused Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton of undermining progress toward Mideast peace talks ...

The Palestinians back UN Security Council talks on war crimes in Gaza, days after seeking the deferral of another UN debate.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced growing outrage at home Sunday over his decision to withdraw support for a U.N. report that alleged Israel and Hamas committed war crimes in last winter's Gaza war.

In the first glimpse of him since his capture more than three years ago, a thin but healthy-looking Israeli soldier said in a video released Friday that he is being treated well by his Palestinian captors and appealed to Israel's leader to bring him home.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ending a three-day trip, is likely to face questions on Capitol Hill on his refusal ...

Pope Benedict XVI called for the creation of a “homeland of their own” for Palestinians, underscoring in a speech that the Vatican supported the creation of a state.

The United States stepped up pressure on Israel's new right-leaning government on Tuesday to accept the goal of a Palestinian state and halt expansion of Jewish settlements on occupied land.

President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to "step back from the abyss," saying he expected good faith gestures from both sides in coming months as part of a bid to revive stalled peace efforts.