Abbas' last stand - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shlomi Eldar

Shlomi Eldar

Aug 4, 2017

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers remarks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX375K5 — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers remarks alongside US President Donald Trump (unseen) after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, May 23, 2017. — REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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Israeli security forces stand at the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, after Israel removed all security measures it had installed at the compound, and Palestinians entered the compound in Jerusalem's Old City July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Muammar Awad - RTX3D5M4

Israel, PA discreetly resume security coordination

Shlomi Eldar

Palestinians shout slogans during a protest over Israel's new security measures at the compound housing al-Aqsa mosque, known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RTX3C787

PA, Israel security coordination out as Temple Mount crisis continues

Shlomi Eldar

Tensions ramp up on Temple Mount ahead of Trump’s peace plan

Shlomi Eldar

Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, is carried by Palestinians upon their entry into the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount after Israel removed all security measures it had installed at the compound, in Jerusalem's Old City July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Muammar Awad - RTX3D5A8

Religious, not political leaders guided Jerusalem through Aqsa crisis

Ahmad Melhem

In Ramallah, reporting on politics