Abbas salutes "our brave and heroic people” carrying out violent riots, saying "these are the ones of whom we are proud, who are a sign of honour"Inciting further violence, Abbas vows “we will stand firmer and firmer… until we reach victory and liberation and end the occupation”May 13, 2021
Trump was “was a partner of the Israeli occupation and their plots of settlement and Judaization” says Fatah, condemning Pompeo’s trip to PsagotFatah official says every US government has been biased towards Israel, but they’re especially “happy” to see the end of Trump’s administrationNov 19, 2020
PA Prime Minister asks EU to boycott Israeli products while saying that the lack of peace is Israel's faultPrime Minister Shtayyeh says that "there is no serious peace partner in Israel" because Israel "profits" from their "occupation of Palestine" and therefore Saudi Arabia's condemnation of the Palestinian leadership's dealings with Israel are "unjust"Oct 13, 2020
Erekat praises China for upholding international law, unlike the USAPLO Executive Committee Secretary says that USA’s “transgression of international law” is “the most significant danger... in the world” Oct 6, 2020
PA claim Israeli peace deals “will lead to bloodshed and spread chaos”Israel and the USA “are destroying the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative” says PAOct 4, 2020
PA tells Trump “We will not sit with you” to talk about peace plans“How can Trump make peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis when there is no peace between us and the US?” asks PASep 27, 2020
Fatah cartoon: USA forced Bahrain into peace deal with IsraelPA cartoonist depicts Bahraini sovereignty being squashed and manipulated by USASep 18, 2020
Hamas, Fatah and Islamic Jihad “unite” against the normalization of IsraelDemonstrations in Ramallah against Trump’s “conspiracy of the deal of the century”Sep 16, 2020
PA presidency "warned of severe consequences" after UAE and Bahrain normalize relations with IsraelPresident Abbas' office "warned that peace, security, or stability will not be achieved" following peace agreements between the UAE and Bahrain with Israel, threatening that this agreement "will not bring peace to the region"Sep 16, 2020
Kushner’s aims to “create a generation of Arab Zionists” says Erekat, claiming that “the American administration has worked to intimidate [the Arab states]"PLO states that normalization with Israel “does not serve the Arab or Islamic interests in any way” and goes against the QuoranSep 14, 2020
PLO Executive Committee Secretary: USA bears full responsibility for annexationErekat on Ambassador Friedman: "a dogmatic man who encourages violence & murder..." May 10, 2020
PA Mufti reiterates religious prohibitions against cooperating with Trump peace deal or selling land to Israelis, land is “Islamic waqf”"A fatwa that bans working to cooperate with the deal of the century and its disseminators who will be pursued by a curse until Judgment Day"Mar 6, 2020
PA Mufti in religious ruling: Anyone who cooperates with Trump peace plan is betraying Allah"Anyone who cooperates with the deal is betraying Allah, His Messenger [Muhammad], the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, Jerusalem, and Palestine"Feb 12, 2020
Abbas discusses Trump peace plan in phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister"The [PA] president received a phone call… from the Iranian minister of foreign affairs"Feb 5, 2020
Fatah official: Leadership is working to ensure protests against Trump peace deal continues"Al-Aloul emphasizes that the popular protest against ‘the deal of the century’ continues"Feb 5, 2020
PLO official: Trump deal is Netanyahu’s plan, lists PA conditions for peace“Erekat: The deal of the century is Netanyahu’s plan in American wrapping”Jan 31, 2020
PA official calls Trump peace plan "fraud deal", and will lead to division of Al-Aqsa Mosque"What this means, in short, is a division of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque"Jan 30, 2020
Abbas spokesman: There is no discussion with US, clear rejection of Trump peace deal"There is no discussion with the American administration regarding what is called ‘the deal of the century’”Jan 25, 2020
Head of Palestinian Football Association writes letter to FIFA head asking him not to attend Bahrain economic workshopHeadline: "Rajoub demands that Infantino not participate in the Bahrain conference" "Chairman of the Palestinian Football Association [and Fatah Central Committee Secretary] Jibril Rajoub sent a letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the latter's decision to participate in the workshop..."Jun 26, 2019
PA PM: US policies make Palestinians unable to agree to any deal; “Agreeing to [Israel’s tax] deductions is an implied admission of funding terrorism” "How it is possible to agree to this deal, while the steps [Trump] has implemented on the ground are worse than the expected phrasing of the deal of the century?"Jun 17, 2019
PA PM against US-led Bahrain economic conference: “On behalf of the Martyrs, wounded, prisoners, and their family members,” conference “will be stillborn”“Shtayyeh: The Manama [in Bahrain] Conference will be stillborn”May 27, 2019
PLO Chief Negotiator: Israeli decision to cut tax monies is “part of the Israeli-American plan to destroy the PA… Those carrying out normalization with Israel are sticking a knife in the back of the [Palestinian] people”“PLO Executive Committee Secretary Saeb Erekat said yesterday [Feb. 17, 2019]: ‘The deduction of the salaries of the prisoners and Martyrs’ (Shahids’) families from the tax money (refers to Israeli law deducting terrorist salaries from PA tax money; see note below –Ed.), which Israel intends to...”Feb 18, 2019
Chief PLO Negotiator defends right of return and rejects unpublished US peace plan, visits homes of imprisoned terrorists"[Erekat] emphasized that the Palestinian leadership has placed the issue of the prisoners at the top of its priorities"Dec 8, 2018
Fatah official condemns US-led anti-Hamas resolution; says Fatah "opposes making any accusation of terror against Palestinians in any form;" condemns Arab countries’ normalization with Israel“Fatah Movement Central Committee member [and Fatah Commissioner of Treasury and Economy] Muhammad Shtayyeh said two days ago [Nov. 19, 2018] that Fatah is ready for a full national reconciliation [with Hamas]… He emphasized that the Palestinian position, which opposes the so-called ‘deal of the...”Nov 21, 2018
Abbas in France: “The US is no longer a fair mediator in the peace process… We are the ones who are disseminating the culture of peace instead of war… Israel is our neighbor and we want to make peace with it”Excerpt of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas’ statement at a joint press conference together with French President Emmanuel Macron on Dec. 22, 2017, in France "[PA President Mahmoud Abbas:] 'As a result of [US] President [Donald] Trump's determination that Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Israel..."Dec 23, 2017