Will Abbas walk the walk on his threats to Israel? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ahmad Melhem

Ahmad Melhem

Sep 23, 2014

Palestinians hold posters depicting President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally in the West Bank town of Bethlehem March 17, 2014. Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets on Monday to show their support for Abbas, who is under heavy pressure as he prepares to meet U.S. President Barack Obama. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) - RTR3HFCL — Palestinians hold posters depicting President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally in the West Bank town Bethlehem, March 17, 2014. — REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour reads a statement from the President of the United Nations Security Council, Rwanda's U.N. Ambassador Eugene Gasana (not pictured) during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York July 28, 2014. The U.N. Security Council agreed on a statement on Sunday urging Israel, Palestinians and Islamist Hamas militants to implement a humanitarian truce beyond the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and engage in efforts to achieve a durable ceasefire. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNI

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