Palestinian Authority
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The Palestinian Authority, officially known as the Palestinian National Authority, is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Isr
Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton and Yasser Arafat at the Oslo Accords signing ceremony on 13 September 1993
President Mahmoud Abbas
Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa
The Palestinian Legislative Council, home to the Palestinian parliament
Mahmoud Abbas
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Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is a Palestinian politician who has been serving as the second president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority since 2005. He has also b
Palestinian Authority
…between Hamas and Fatah erupted, mainly in the Gaza Strip. After the Gaza Strip was taken over by Hamas on 14 June 2007, the Authority's chairman Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas-led unity government and appointed Salam Fayyad as prime minister, dismissing Haniyeh. The move wasn't recognized by Hamas, thus…
Abbas with Ariel Sharon and George W. Bush in Aqaba, Jordan, 4 June 2003.
Abbas with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, January 2011
Abbas with U.S. president Joe Biden at the Palestinian Presidential Palace in Bethlehem, July 2022