-->
-
On August 18, 2008, it was announced by Israel that they would release 199 Palestinian inmates as a gesture of goodwill to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas.The Guardian: Israel to Free Longest Term Palestinian Prisoners (August 19, 2008)
Mahmoud Abbas took office as President of the Palestinian National Authority on January 15, 2005. He is the current leader of Fatah and served as the first Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority from March, 2003, until his resignation on September 6, 2003. Since the death of Yasser Arafat on November 11, 2004, he has served as the chairman of the PLO. Abbas has been a longtime supporter of negotiations on and a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Because of his willingness to negotiate, his denouncement of violence, and his relative openness to both Israel and the United States, Abbas is widely considered a moderate leader for Palestine. Since his party lost their majority status in 2006, he has tried, without success to from a coalition government with Hamas as a means of ending the Fatah-Hamas Conflict.
-
Fast Facts
- Born: March 26, 1935
- Nationality: Palestinian
- Leader of Fatah
- Considered a moderate by Israel and the United States
- March to October, 2003: First Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
- November 11, 2004: Assumes role as chairman of the PLO
- Spouse: Amina
-
Categories
- View History
- Discuss on the Message Board
- Embed this Page
-
Share this page
-
-
The Mahalo Top 7
-
CNN.com: Who is Mahmoud Abbas?
cnn.com (January 15, 2005) -
Wikipedia: Mahmoud Abbas
en.wikipedia.org -
Guardian Unlimited: Profile: Mahmoud Abbas
guardian.co.uk (September 06, 2003) -
Electronic Intifada: Mahmoud Abbas - Palestinian President
electronicintifada.net -
International Herald Tribune: Abbas declares state of emergency
iht.com (June 14, 2007) -
Global Security: Mahmoud Abbas Profile
globalsecurity.org -
BBC News: Profile: Mahmoud Abbas
news.bbc.co.uk
-
CNN.com: Who is Mahmoud Abbas?
-
-
Mahmoud Abbas on Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns: Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended .. http://bit.ly/1EeklQ
@NewYorkLocks | November 09, 2009 07:06 PM -
Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns: Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended .. http://bit.ly/1EeklQ
@doris_jones | November 09, 2009 07:05 PM -
Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns: Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he inten.. http://bit.ly/1Ga3vB NYT
@USRealityCheck | November 09, 2009 07:02 PM -
Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns: Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said o.. http://bit.ly/1JN2Gy via NYTimes.com
@breakings | November 09, 2009 06:57 PM -
Collapse Feared for Palestinian Authority if Abbas Resigns: Those close to Mahmoud Abbas said that he intended .. http://bit.ly/1EeklQ
@onlinetrainer4u | November 09, 2009 06:57 PM
-
-
Mahmoud Abbas on Amazon | View All
-
The Wind Will Carry Us [VHS] - $14.95
The movies of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami defy the expectations of anyone raised on Hollywood or even European films. The Wind Will Carry Us, for example, is about a filmmaker who comes to a small village where an old woman is ...
Amazon -
-
Gana Abbas la presidencia palestina: por negociador, tiene el beneplácito de Israel y EU.(Mahmoud Abbas): An article from: Siempre! - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on January 16, 2005. The length of the article is 501 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML form...
Amazon -
Disengagement - $19.95
Disengagement is an inside look at Israel's 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, a watershed event that reshaped the political map of the Middle East. This action-packed documentary film presents never-seen-before footage of the settlement...
Amazon -
Sharon y Abbas, entre extremistas. (Internacional).(mediacion de conflicto entre Israel y Palestina)(Ariel Sharon, Mahmoud Abbas, primeros ministros ): An article from: Semana - $5.95
This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Thomson Gale on June 15, 2003. The length of the article is 669 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format an...
Amazon
-
-
Questions and Answers About Mahmoud Abbas | View All | Ask a Question
View All Mahmoud Abbas Questions (5) | Ask a QuestionHow can I get tickets for ABBA playing at O2 (replacing Michael Jackson)? (3 Answers)Its doesn't look like anyone will be getting tickets to see Abba at O2.. I found a lot of media frenzy over this story, but here's a direct quote from ... read moreWhy does ABBA refuse to tour together any more? (3 Answers)Well, according to Bjorn Ulvaeus "We will never appear on stage again," says Ulvaeus. "There is simply no motivation to re-group. Money is not a factor and we would like ... read moreDo you believe Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won the recent election "fair and square?" (5 Answers)Unfortunately, nobody will know the truth until a recount of the ballots is performed. On Monday, June 15, 2009, Iranian opposition demonstrators protest in support of defeated presidential candidate Mir ... read moreDo you think Arianna Afsar did justice to the ABBA hit Winner Takes It on American Idol? (3 Answers)Yeah, Arianna Afsar's version of it pretty much sucked. I was so disappointed the moment she started singing it. the kid was so much fun watching during the audition with ... read more
Ask a Question about Mahmoud Abbas 140 characters
-
Mahmoud Abbas Timeline
- 1935, March 26: Born in Safed (now in Israel)
- 1948: Declaration of the state of Israel. Abbas flees and settles in Syria
- 1957: One of the founding members of al-Fatah
- 1970's: Creates contact with socialist and pacifist Jewish groups
- 1993: Central participant in the Oslo Agreement
- 2003 May 19: Appointed Palestine's first prime minister by president Yassir Arafat
- 2003: September 3: Resigns as prime minister
- 2004 November 11: Elected chairman of PLO
- 2005: January 9: Elected president of Palestine.
- 2006: November 12: Replaces Farouk Kaddoumi as head of Al-Fatah.
