Palestinian PM appeals for end to Western sanctions
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh appealed on Monday to the United States and other Middle East mediators to restore economic aid to the Palestinian Authority in response to a Hamas-Fatah unity deal.
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Accusing the Islamic militant group Hamas of backtracking, moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned on Saturday that his efforts to set up a national unity government that is acceptable to the West are "back to zero."
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Prominent Palestinian figures have appealed for an end to violence, adding weight to the election campaign of moderate Mahmoud Abbas to succeed Yasser Arafat and launch peace talks with Israel.
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Mahmoud Abbas, head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, said Thursday Israel must stop military action against Palestinians or there can be no peace.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged foreign powers to back Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's call for early elections to break the political stalemate and factional violence in the Palestinian territories.
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Lebanon's Western-backed prime minister urged the Hezbollah-led opposition on Wednesday to end street protests and return to the negotiating table, vowing he would not be forced from power.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair urged governments across the world to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after he called for early elections to break a deadlock with his Hamas rivals.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestine Liberation Organisation chairman, is seeking a halt to violent attacks by militant Palestinian factions as a first step towards restoring the long
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh  of Hamas accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Saturday  of "one-sided" policies that have punished the Palestinian  people and their elected government.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas reiterated calls for his people to drop their weapons in the struggle for a state. a clear change of strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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INTERIM Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, used his first official election campaign speech yesterday to demand the complete Israeli withdrawal of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem.
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Israel's foreign minister calls for permanent channels of dialogue with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
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Palestinian prime minister Ahmed Qorei gave a cool response to Tony Blair's plan for a Middle East conference and criticised comments by the British leader during his landmark visit to the West Bank.
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tells official media to stop broadcasting material inciting hatred against Israel.
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Palestinian Foreign Minister Ziad Abu Amr warned on Wednesday that factional violence in Gaza could spread to the West Bank if nothing is done, urging the international community to provide financial aid.
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Palestinian leader under pressure to clean house ahead of peace summit
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Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia on Monday condemned what he called international indifference to Palestinian suffering in the face of a broad Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip aimed at halting rocket attacks on Israel.