Elections in Israel then brought to power the more hawkish Benjamin Netanyahu, who has opposed Palestinian statehood. Some analysts suggest Abbas backed out at the time in large part because he ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met first with Mitchell and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before moving into face-to-face talks.

“These calls represent a serious violation of international law,” Abbas stated ... Standing next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference, Trump said Tuesday that ...