Abbas enters his 17th year in power amid criticism and uncertainty
Long-tenured Palestinian leader’s crowning achievement has yet to achieve desired results
Israel moves ahead with thousands of settler homes despite US opposition
Biden administration ‘deeply concerned’ about plans for thousands of settlement units
Netanyahu’s long reign as Israeli prime minister ends
New power-sharing coalition sworn in after tense vote, includes Arab party for first time
Washington appears as steadfast as ever in support of Israel
As conflict with Palestinian militants escalates, Joe Biden makes clear where he stands
Abbas under pressure to postpone first Palestinian elections in 15 years
Hamas has warned that delay would harm efforts to achieve Palestinian unity
Fatah and Hamas to fall short of majority in Palestinian elections, poll shows
Parties could be forced into uneasy coalition, with Fatah fractured by two defectors
Palestinian elections confirmed for later this year amid frustration with ruling parties
Votes aim to inject democratic legitimacy into discredited leadership as support wanes
Israel provides 2,000 coronavirus vaccines to the Palestinian Authority
State denies responsibility for health care in the West Bank or Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip
Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat dies after contracting coronavirus
Key figure who helped shape Oslo accords had lung transplant three years ago
Palestine quits rotating presidency of Arab League over refusal to condemn Israeli deals
Blockade of Gaza described as ‘almost a death sentence during the pandemic’
Bahrain agrees to normalise relations with Israel
Gulf Arab state joins UAE in establishing ties, in move that threatens to isolate Palestinians
Trump’s ‘win-win’ Middle East peace plan hailed by Netanyahu
Simon Coveney expresses ‘grave concern’ that plan fails to achieve balance between both sides to conflict
Trump plan the stuff of dreams for his friend Netanyahu
Promise of talks towards truncated state falls way short of minimum Palestinian demands
Palestinian leaders reject US proposal for economic workshop
Trump administration’s carrot for secret peace deal met with widespread criticism
Palestinians react with anger to US closure of Jerusalem consulate
PLO regards shutting of de facto embassy to Palestinians as an assault on their rights
Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian cabinet
President begins consulations to form new government
Botched Gaza mission sheds light on Israel’s Maglan unit
Hamas stopped car with elite unit renowned for slipping behind enemy lines
Israel condemns ‘dangerous’ Seanad vote on settlement goods ban
Irish ambassador Alison Kelly summoned to foreign ministry over ‘populist’ initiative
Palestinian killed and 400 wounded in latest Gaza protest
Israeli army says protesters threw grenades and explosives and used incendiary kites
US embassy move to Jerusalem another triumph for Netanyahu
Donald Trump will reverse seven decades of policy with embassy opening on Monday
Netanyahu accuses Palestinian leader of anti-Semitism
Mahmoud Abbas suggests Jews not persecuted on religious grounds, but because of their conduct
Palestinian council calls for suspending recognition of Israel
Vote in response to Trump’s Jerusalem move would require implementation by Abbas
Israeli leaders denounce Abbas speech on peace talks
Palestinian president accused by Israelis of abandoning prospect of negotiations
Hamas amends its charter to court Fatah and gain admission to the PLO
As the 50th anniversary of the Israeli occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem approaches, Fatah and Hamas are under popular pressure to reconcile
Arab-Israeli two-state solution crucial to Middle East peace
Trump’s abandonment of policy could put weak pro-Western Arab regimes at risk
Israel legalises settlements on private Palestinian land
Israeli parliament passes law retroactively approving settler homes in the West Bank
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres dies aged 93
Tributes to Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was architect of Israel’s nuclear programme
Avigdor Lieberman seeks to bypass Mahmoud Abbas in Palestinian talks
Defence minister denies Israel attempting to interfere in internal Palestinian affairs
Labour suspends Ken Livingstone over Hitler remarks
Former London mayor branded a ‘disgusting Nazi apologist’ after his Hitler ‘Zionist’ claim
EU issues labelling guidelines for goods made in Israeli settlements
Move seen as applying political pressure on Israel, which has fiercely opposed guidelines
Netanyahu causes storm by blaming Palestinians for Holocaust
Mufti of Jerusalem persuaded Hitler to carry out Final Solution, Israeli PM says
Analysis: Palestinian attacks stoke fears of third intifada
Spate of assaults on Israelis triggers concern that yet another uprising on way
Ireland urged to play ‘moral’ and ‘political’ role in ending Gaza conflict
Leading human rights lawyer Raji Sourani appears before Oireachtas committee
Vatican recognises state of Palestine with new treaty
First legal document negotiated between Holy See and state means official recognition
Palestinians refuse to join fight against IS in Yarmouk camp
Islamic State has seized almost all of the Yarmouk refugee camp in recent days
Yarmouk camp evacuation after Islamic State gains in Syria
Group has captured most of the Palestinian refugee settlement near Damascus
Five hurt in attack on Israeli border police
Israeli police say it is difficult to prevent lone wolf attacks
Palestinian Authority ‘facing financial collapse’
Failure of donors to honour pledges and Israel’s withholding of revenues, cited by senior PA figure
Head of UN Gaza inquiry quits over Israel's bias claim
Canadian academic William Schabas wrote legal opinion for PLO in 2012
Netanyahu will defy any UN ‘dictate’ for withdrawal
Israeli president says he expects a US veto in Security Council ahead of talks with Kerry
A decade on from Arafat’s death, Palestine ‘lacks leadership’
Futile negotiations by Abbas may have put a third intifada firmly on the agenda
Qatari and Turkish roles in Gaza talks coloured by regional power play
Pro and anti-Hamas states snipe at one another to gain political leverage
US arrest may bring prosecution for murder of Irish soldiers
Thirty-four on, the man eyewitnesses allege is responsible faces possible deportation
Sisi’s hard line on Gaza not popular with Egyptian activists
Analysis: Cairo longs to see Hamas deposed and the Palestinian Authority returned
Israel intensifies Gaza assault as Egyptian mediators revise truce plan
Israeli television says progress is being made on ceasefire deal in Cairo
Abbas aligns himself with Hamas in tactical move
President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah proposes reworked ceasefire plan
Hamas ‘ready’ to accept truce if Israel ends seige in Gaza
UN Human Rights Council condemn the Israeli assault for ‘disproportionate and indiscriminate attacks’
Deadline for talks between Israel and Palestinians expires
John Kerry expresses regret for saying Israel risks becoming an ‘apartheid state’
Palestinian unity government ‘will recognise Israel’
United States to reconsider annual aid as it considers Hamas a terrorist organisation
Prague gripped by mystery of Palestinian envoy killed by ‘exploding safe’
Ambassador’s daughter rejects official claim that New Year’s Day blast was an accident
Palestinian official indicates Ramallah will reject framework agreement
Yasser Abed Rabbo says ‘worthless’ US-brokered plan is biased towards Israel and restricts Palestinian sovereignty
Russia says Yasser Arafat died of natural causes
Russian forensic agency says polonium did not cause death of former Palestinian leader
Jerusalem peace talks conclude third round under radar
Palestinians and Israelis maintain radio silence as talks progress
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