Palestinian president urges Trump to rescind Jerusalem, aid decisions

September 28th, 20180 UNITED NATIONS —  On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the United States to reverse its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and cuts in aid to the Palestinians, saying these had undermined the two-state solution to the conflict. “With all of these decisions, this administration has reneged on all...

Palestinian President Abbas to address U.N. Security Council amid U.S. tensions

February 2nd, 20180 UNITED NATIONS — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations Security Council on Feb. 20 during the body's monthly meeting on the Middle East amid tensions over the United States decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Since President Trump broke from decades of United States policy with his Dec....