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#Saudi_Arabia behind effort to disarm the Palestinian Resistance
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/saudi-arabia-behind-effort-disarm-palestinian-resistance

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-STR) US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-STR)

It has become clear that the issue mainly revolves around disarming the Palestinian Resistance at any cost, everything else is just for show. According to new information, efforts towards this goal have been led by Saudi Arabia, #Egypt and the #United_Arab_Emirates (UAE) in coordination with the United States (US) and #Israel.

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#Palestine #Articles #Doha #Fatah’s_sudden_volte-face #Gaza #Hamas #Islamic_Jihad #Mahmoud_Abbas #Qatar #turkey

#Vatican to host #Palestine-Israel ’peace prayer’ with Abbas, Peres
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/vatican-host-palestine-israel-peace-prayer-abbas-peres

Pope Francis on Sunday hosts an unprecedented peace prayer meeting with Israeli President #Shimon_Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas in a symbolic gesture to foster dialogue but unlikely to have any immediate effect. Tensions are running high between the two sides following the formation of a new Palestinian unity government backed by the Hamas and the announcement of Israeli plans for building 3,200 new settler homes. The Vatican is realistic about the effects of the ceremony. read more

#Israel #Mahmoud_Abbas #Pope_Francis

Israeli forces bomb #Gaza
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israeli-forces-bomb-gaza

Rocket fire from Gaza and #syria hit “Israel” early Monday in two separate incidents that prompted the Israeli military to hit back, just hours before the swearing in of a new Palestinian government. The exchanges of fire took place as Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to unveil a new government pieced together as part of a surprise April reconciliation agreement between leaders in the West Bank and the #Hamas-run Gaza Strip, that has been fiercely opposed by the Israel government. read more

#Fatah #israeli_apartheid #Palestine

Israeli Pres. Peres: Netanyahu blocked 2011 Peace Deal with Palestinians (AFP)
▻http://www.juancole.com/2014/05/israeli-netanyahu-palestinians.html

Israeli President Shimon Peres said Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked a 2011 peace agreement he had secretly negotiated with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.

Peres said he and Abbas had finalised a draft agreement in a series of secret meetings in neighbouring Jordan but the draft was rejected by Netanyahu’s right-leaning government.

#Palestine TV covers up the crimes of the Palestinian Authority
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A Palestinian security officer looks at a poster of president Mahmud Abbas as he is greeted by supporters (unseen), following his trip to Washington DC, on March 20, 2014, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani) A Palestinian security officer looks at a poster of president Mahmud Abbas as he is greeted by supporters (unseen), following his trip to Washington DC, on March 20, 2014, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: AFP-Abbas Momani)

Gaza: It is not only some political leaders who exploit the cause of Palestinian resistance fighters, even satellite TV channels do it. An example was displayed by #Palestine_TV that is run by the #Palestinian_National_Authority (PNA). The channel pretended to (...)

#Culture_&_Society #Articles #Hamza_Abu_al-Haija #Israel #Motaz_Washha

Abbas tells Obama : Assad must stay
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Palestinian authority President Mahmud Abbas arrrives on February 21, 2014 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo: AFP-Alain Jocard) Palestinian authority President Mahmud Abbas arrrives on February 21, 2014 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (Photo: AFP-Alain Jocard)

Many people did not notice the extremely significant phrase contained in Palestinian President #Mahmoud_Abbas’s speech before the most recent session of the Consultative Council of Fatah, when he said that #Geneva_II was “made in #Palestine.” There may be some exaggeration in this statement, but it also contains a large element of truth, as documents made available recently have revealed.

Sami Kleib

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#Opinion #Abu_Mazen #Articles #Barack_Obama #Bashar_al-Assad #National_Coordination_Committee #NCC #syria #united_states