The Palestinian Authority

The Palestinian Authority Chronology

1. Jun. 24, 2013

   Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas accepts resignation of Prime Min Rami Hamdallah, who had asked to quit two weeks after being sworn into office.MORE »

2. Jun. 22, 2013

   Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas asks Prime Min Rami Hamdallah to reconsider his decision to step down after just two weeks in office.MORE »

3. Jun. 21, 2013

   Palestinian Authority's new Prime Min Rami Hamdallah submits his resignation after only two weeks in office, signal of continued internal political disarray amid American efforts to restart peace process with Israel; analysts say matter should not impinge on Pres Mahmoud Abbas's ability to make decisions regarding peace mission but that image of chronic political instability could undercut international support for effort.MORE »

4. Jun. 7, 2013

   Rami Hamdallah is sworn in as prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, replacing Salam Fayyad, internationally respected economist who resigned in April.MORE »

5. Jun. 4, 2013

   Rami Hamdallah, respected Palestinian academic known for his compassion, is chosen as Palestinian Authority's new prime minister; he is expected to lead a temporary, technocratic government for several months as Pres Mahmoud Abbas tries to reconcile differences between his own Fatah party and militant Hamas faction.MORE »

6. Jun. 3, 2013

   Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas appoints Rami Hamdallah to serve as his next prime minister.MORE »

7. May. 9, 2013

   News analysis; China takes modest step into Middle East diplomacy, hosting back-to-back visits from Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israel's Prime Min Benjamin Netanyahu.MORE »

8. May. 6, 2013

   Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, arrives in Beijing seeking support from Chinese leaders just ahead of Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu's visit, but there are no plans for a meeting there between the two.MORE »

9. Apr. 24, 2013

   Thomas L Friedman Op-Ed column warns that resignation of Palestinian Authority Prime Min Salam Fayyad is bad news for progress that has been made toward transparent governance and a two-state solution in Middle East.MORE »

10. Apr. 15, 2013

    Resignation of Salam Fayyad, internationally respected Palestinian politician and economist, as Palestinian Authority's prime minister leaves governmental body suspended in political ambiguity and confusion; departure could lead to Palestinian Authority's reconciliation with Hamas, causing problems in the West and possibly complicating peace efforts.MORE »

11. Apr. 14, 2013

    Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigns over differences with President Mahmoud Abbas, undermining American prestige and weakening political stability in West Bank.MORE »

12. Apr. 14, 2013

    Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigns over differences with President Mahmoud Abbas, undermining American prestige and weakening political stability in West Bank.MORE »

13. Mar. 30, 2013

    Pres Mahmoud Abbas of Palestinian Authority pardons Palestinian journalist Mamdouh Hamamreh, who officers say portrayed Abbas as traitor on Facebook.MORE »

14. Mar. 21, 2013

    Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas, preparing to meet with Pres Obama, may soften his demand that Israeli Pres Benjamin Netanyahu pledge to halt construction on Palestinian land; shift indicates Abbas's eagerness to resume peace negotiations with Israel.MORE »

15. Jan. 10, 2013

    Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas meets in Cairo with Khaled Meshal, political chief of rival Hamas, but it is unclear if they are able to overcome any of differences that have fueled bitter five-year feud.MORE »

16. Jan. 7, 2013

    Palestinian Prime Min Salam Fayyad says government is in 'extreme jeopardy' because of financial crisis caused by Arab countries' failure to send hundreds of millions of dollars in promised aid.MORE »

17. Dec. 21, 2012

    Israel’s refusal to transfer tax revenue to West Bank undermines Palestinian Authority’s already dire finances, prompting its prime minister, Salam Fayyad, to call for boycott of Israeli goods; move by Israel is seen as part of tit-for-tat response to Palestinians’ successful bid to upgrade their status at United Nations to nonmember observer state.MORE »

18. Dec. 4, 2012

    Editorial criticizes Israeli Prime Min Benjamin Netanyahu for defiantly continuing with plans to build more settlements in contested areas in Jerusalem and West Bank, and for withholding $100 million in tax revenues Israel has collected from Palestinian Authority; says Netanyahu seems determined to escalate crisis in region; urges Pres Obama to develop new strategy for reviving peace talks.MORE »

19. Nov. 26, 2012

    Op-Ed article by Yossi Beilin, former Israeli official and architect of Oslo Accords, calls on Israel and America to support Palestinian Authority Pres Mahmoud Abbas's bid for recognition of Palestinian statehood before United Nations; warns that blocking bid would marginalize Palestinian Authority and empower Hamas and other extremists.MORE »

20. Nov. 15, 2012

    Editorial questions whether Israel's assault on Gaza is most effective way of advancing its long-term interests; posits that it would be easier to win support for Israel's retaliatory action if it was engaged in serious talks with Palestinian Authority, Hamas's rival.MORE »

21. Nov. 5, 2012

    President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority jolts Palestinians and Israelis over the right-of-return issue by saying he would not want to move back to his birth city, Safed, which is now part of Israel; remark, seen as a concession by many, sets off angry protests across the Gaza Strip; Abbas says he was talking only of his personal aspirations, and that refugee issue can only be resolved through negotiations.MORE »

22. Oct. 21, 2012

    Dominant Fatah faction of the Palestinian Authority posts mixed results in municipal elections across the West Bank, first of any kind in Palestinian territories in six years, winning in some key cities and losing in others; whole exercise still appears compromised by relatively low turnout.MORE »

23. Sep. 11, 2012

    Demonstrations in West Bank against rising prices and economic hardship erupt into rioting against the Palestinian Authority, posing new challenge to the Western-backed government that has worked to promote stability; public anger has mostly been directed at Prime Min Salam Fayyad.MORE »

24. Aug. 14, 2012

    Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s executive committee, asks diplomats to support a renewed bid by Palestinian Authority for observer-state status at the United Nations.MORE »

25. Jul. 5, 2012

    Suha Arafat, Yasir Arafat's widow, calls for the exhumation of her husband's body, after Al Jazeera, the Arabic television channel, reported that he might have been poisoned with polonium, a radioactive element associated with KGB-style assassination intrigues; the report in Al Jazeera rekindles unresolved questions about the death and theories that Arafat had been killed by agents of Israel or by Palestinian rivals.MORE »

26. Apr. 19, 2012

    Supreme Court rules unanimously that the family of Azzam Rahim, American citizen killed during a visit to the West Bank, may not sue the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization under a 1991 federal law, the Torture Victim Protection Act; court finds that law can only be used to sue individuals.MORE »

27. Feb. 1, 2012

    Palestinians take to the street in the West Bank to protest the policies of Palestinian Authority Prime Min Salam Fayyad, in a sign that the Authority's popularity is waning amid rising prices and increased taxes.MORE »

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