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White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Biden envoy to meet with Abbas as U.S. floats a possible Palestinian security role in postwar Gaza

By Karin Laub, Najib Jobain and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press

FILE - Palestinians look for survivors of the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for Hamas, even in the devastated Gaza Strip. The survey published Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 also reflected an overwhelming rejection of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, with nearly 90% saying he must resign. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Wartime Palestinian poll shows surge in Hamas support, close to 90% want U.S.-backed Abbas to resign

By Karin Laub - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he boards his plane to depart after meetings, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken meets Abbas in the West Bank in the latest stop on his diplomat push on the Israel-Hamas war

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Palestinian leader tells U.N. there can be no Mideast peace without his people enjoying full rights

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Illustration on Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why Mahmoud Abbas can’t make peace with Israelis

By Clifford D. May

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference to support Jerusalem at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 12, 2023. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank. The move follows long-standing demands for a political shake-up as frustration grows with the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority. Abbas issued a decree dismissing the governors of eight provinces under Palestinian administration in the occupied territory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Palestinian leader’s comments on Holocaust draw accusations of antisemitism from U.S. and Europe

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A Palestinian police officer inspects illegal motorcycles that police have newly confiscated as part of a wider crackdown on crime in Jenin, that are gathered in a scrap yard at the Beit Qad police station, north of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

After Israeli raids, Palestinian police struggle in militant hotbed, reflecting region on the brink

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a conference to support Jerusalem at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 12, 2023. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has fired most of the governors in the occupied West Bank. The move follows long-standing demands for a political shake-up as frustration grows with the semi-autonomous Palestinian Authority. Abbas issued a decree dismissing the governors of eight provinces under Palestinian administration in the occupied territory. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas fires nearly all governors in West Bank in major upheaval

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP)

Palestinian president visits Jenin refugee camp after devastating Israeli military raid

By Julia Frankel - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 19, 2023. Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Mideast politics and competing for energy resources. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

China inks ‘strategic partnership’ with Palestinian Authority as it expands Middle East presence

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Palestinians burn tires and wave the national flag during a protest against Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, along the border fence with Israel, in east of Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. During the raid in the West Bank town of Jenin, Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and wounded several others, Palestinian health officials said, in one of the deadliest days of fighting in years. The Israeli military said it was conducting an operation to arrest militants when a gun battle erupted. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Clash kills nine Palestinians, inflames tensions ahead of Blinken trip to Israel

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

A Palestinian artist paints a portrait of of the late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat, on a wall in preparation of celebration of 58th Fatah anniversary, at the main square in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Huge crowds of Palestinians mark Fatah anniversary in Gaza

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Newly appointed secretary general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO, Hussein al-Sheikh gives an interview to The Associate Press, at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, June 13, 2022. Al-Sheikh increasingly seen as a successor to the 86-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, says relations with Israel have gotten so bad that Palestinian leaders cannot go on with business as usual. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Possible successor to Abbas warns Israel, but works with it

By Joseph Krauss and Josef Federman - Associated Press

In this Aug. 1, 2021, file photo, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz attends a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem. Gantz held talks late Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the first high-level meeting between the two sides in years, officials said. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by U.S.

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Militants stand guard around the stage as Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, makes a rally appearance days after a cease-fire was reached following an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, Monday, May 24, 2021, in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Hamas surges, but Palestinians’ woes persist

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Asma’ Jawabreh - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, April 16, 2021 file photo, a man kisses the Israeli flag as protesters wave the Palestinian flag at the front gate of a Palestinian home occupied by Israeli Jews during a demonstration against the forcible evictions of Palestinians from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. A dispute over Israeli restrictions on Palestinian voters in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Palestinian leader heads to Germany for medical checkup

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Palestinian Fatah kicks out senior member ahead of elections

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Rival of Palestinian president delivers vaccines to Gaza

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press

File - In this Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 file photo, palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote during local elections at a polling station in the West Bank city of Ramallah. President Abbas called for legislative elections on May 22 and presidential elections on July 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)

Abbas orders Palestinian public freedoms boosted before vote

By FARES AKRAM - Associated Press