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"The policy that [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas is adhering is the Palestinian refugees’ right to return"

“The Palestinian [PLO] Central Council held its 30th session in Ramallah, in the presence of [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas… The president emphasized that the salaries (rawatib) of our Martyrs (Shahids), prisoners, and wounded are a red line and that their rights must not be compromised, and also...”

"Members of the delegation gave the president an UNRWA (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East) card with his name and picture, which was printed in order to emphasize the right of return and His Honor [Abbas]’s adherence to the refugees’ right of return to their..."

Excerpt of a speech given by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas to the PLO Central Council on Jan. 14, 2018 "Egyptian intellectual Abd Al-Wahab Al-Masri, may his memory be a blessing, was one of the most important people that spoke about the Zionist and Jewish movement… He described this entity with these..."

Headline: “The [PA] president: The independent State of Palestine whose capital is Jerusalem will inevitably come” “[PA] President Mahmoud Abbas said that the free and independent State of Palestine in the June 4, 1967 borders, whose capital is East Jerusalem, will inevitably come. On the 28th...”

Headline: “Hamdallah in a speech on behalf of the [PA] president: The [Fatah-Hamas] reconciliation is an irreversible strategic option” “Al-Quds Open University held its sixth scientific conference on popular heritage yesterday [Nov. 8, 2017], titled The Popular Heritage Conference in the Jenin...”

Headline: “The [PA] president: The British people do not agree to the historical injustice that Balfour caused to our people” “At the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, [PA] President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday [Nov. 2, 2017] received a delegation of British solidarity activists who walked by foot...”

Headline: “The [PA] president [Abbas] calls on participants in the Paris Conference to take tangible steps to implement the international decisions – transferring the American embassy will hinder the peace process, and canceling our recognition of Israel will be one of our options” “[PA] President...”

The article includes a photo showing PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas in the museum with the PA map of “Palestine” that presents all of Israel as “Palestine”.

Headline: “Abu Rudeina: The Balfour Promise is the crime of the century” “Official [PA] Presidential Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina described the Balfour Promise (i.e., Declaration) as the crime of the century, and emphasized that it will not pass in silence. Abu Rudeina added in a press release on...”

Headline: “The president receives the plaque of the Fatah Movement branch in Syria” “[PA] President Mahmoud Abbas received the plaque of the conference of Fatah’s branch in Syria, which was held recently in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Fatah Central Committee member [and Commissioner for...”

Headline: “Tayeb Abd Al-Rahim: “The occupiers are doomed to disappear, and the future is ours” “Secretary-General of the Presidential Office Tayeb Abd Al-Rahim said: ‘The occupiers are always doomed to disappear, and the aggressors are doomed to the dustbins of history. The attempt to scare us and...”

Headline: “We will build the government institutions, and you will be able to declare independence soon” “President Mahmoud Abbas inaugurated the Palestinian Museum which is on the grounds of Birzeit University in an opening ceremony in the presence of top officials, leaders, academics, and...”

Headline: “The government inaugurates 20 projects worth over 7 million dollars in order to strengthen the resolve of Hebron residents” “During its weekly meeting, held yesterday [Nov. 3, 2015] in Hebron, the [PA] government called for the UN Security Council and General Assembly to obligate Israel...”

Headline: “President [Abbas] at the Revolutionary Council: ‘If the French proposal ripens to include what we want, we will accept it; In any other case – we will reject it.’” “President Mahmoud Abbas stated: ‘If the French proposal to the [UN] Security Council ripens to include what we want – we...”

PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas: “We told the world: Israel is attacking the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and it is the Palestinian nation in Jerusalem that is protecting Al-Aqsa. Some call them Murabitin (those who carry out Ribat, religious conflict/war over land claimed to be Islamic). Who are the Murabitin? They...”

“President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday [July 3, 2013] that the Palestinian refugees are guests in Lebanon and [that they] will not interfere in its internal affairs. In a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart [President of the Republic of Lebanon] Michel Suleiman, the President...”

“The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, said yesterday [May 3, 2013] that the American administration is now trying to reach a workable framework to renew negotiations… The President said: ‘If we will be asked to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, we’ll refuse, because we already...”

Article by Ibrahim Abu Kamesh: “In his speech, President Mahmoud Abbas ‘Abu Mazen’ saluted our workers in the Interior (i.e., Israel) and in the diaspora in honor of May 1, International Workers’ Day… The speech was given in his [Abbas’] name by his representative, [PLO] Executive Committee member...”

Headline: “Al-Ta’awun held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for the ‘Palestinian Museum’ project in Bir Zeit” “Yesterday, [Thursday April 11, 2013,] the Al-Ta’awun Institute conducted a ceremony laying the cornerstone of the ‘Palestinian Museum’ project in the village of Bir Zeit north of...”

“Secretary General of the [PA] Presidential Office, Tayeb Abd Al-Rahim said that by isolating Jerusalem, enclosing it with a fence and settlements, and [with] the evil intentions to implement the E1 plan, Israel is seeking to destroy the whole peace process. He said that it [Israel] is deluded if...”

Two separate Facebook pages in the name of "President Abbas" posted two versions of the same letter written by Abbas. One letter defined all of Israel as "occupied lands," whereas the other letter defined the areas under Israel since 1967 as "occupied": Mahmoud Abbas' Facebook page #1: "The [sought..."

“Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas raised this claim in the research papers he wrote, as testified by a professor of political science at Bir Zeit University, Dr. Samih Hamouda: “Yesterday, the department of political science at Bir Zeit University, in cooperation with the Madar...”

Abbas speech in Gaza, delivered in his name by his advisor and representative Abdallah Al-Ifranji, in honor of "nakba" day - "catastrophe" day, the day the PA mourns the creation of the State of Israel: PA moderator of PA Gaza event: "The speech of President Mahmoud Abbas, Chairman of the PLO..."

Headline: “President [Abbas]: The Israeli escalation against [Fatah-Hamas] reconciliation is at its peak; Hamas need not recognize Israel” “President Abbas said: ‘Hamas is not being asked to recognize Israel, and we will create a government of technocrats. We will not ask Hamas to recognize...”