Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas is the president of the Palestinian Authority and chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in office since 2005.
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Sep 28, 2026
Far Left
Abbas remains the Palestinian Authority president as talk of post-war Gaza governance continues.
Hadash criticizes his leadership as ineffective and undemocratic, arguing that Palestinian representation must be rebuilt through elections and a unified national program, not the PA's security coordination with Israel.
Sep 18, 2026
Far Left
The State Department extended a visa ban on Abbas and other Palestinian officials, preventing him from traveling to the UN General Assembly next week.
The far left condemns the visa ban as US complicity in silencing Palestinian leadership at the UN, and views Abbas critically as an unelected, accommodationist figure whose exclusion is used to justify further dispossession.
Sep 17, 2026
Far Left
The State Department extended a visa ban preventing him and other Palestinian officials from traveling to the US for the UN General Assembly.
The left reads this as the US silencing Palestinian diplomatic voice at the UN, deepening complicity in the ongoing war on Gaza.
Sep 16, 2026
Far Left
Palestinian Authority president facing pressure to reform and re-engage with Israel amid ICC actions.
Hadash sees him as a weak partner whose cooperation with Israel's security apparatus undermines the Palestinian struggle for self-determination.
Sep 11, 2026
Far Right
Palestinian Authority president is often criticized for incitement and paying terrorists, relevant to the tunnel and security incidents.
Religious Zionism holds him responsible for terrorism and rejects any role for the PA in Judea and Samaria, advocating for full Israeli sovereignty.
Aug 26, 2026
Far Left
The Palestinian Authority President is in the news due to PA security coordination with Israel amid settler violence.
Hadash criticizes Abbas for collaboration that undermines Palestinian resistance, while acknowledging the need for protection.
Aug 19, 2026
Far Left
The PA president is facing a legitimacy crisis as Israel's occupation deepens, with no elections held.
Hadash criticizes Abbas' security coordination with Israel, seeing it as a fig leaf that enables continued settlement and repression.
Aug 13, 2026
Lean Left
The Palestinian Authority president voiced hope that the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense agreement signed in Mecca would lead to a broader pact ensuring regional security.
Moderates note that Palestinian endorsement of a military axis formed without Iran confirms Tehran's diminished sway over the regional order it once led.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Left
The Palestinian Authority president visited Erdogan to advance Gaza reconstruction and security arrangements.
Reformists stress his visit exposes the weakness of the official Palestinian leadership compared to resistance factions backed by Iran.
Jul 28, 2026
Far Left
Condemns Israel's actions but continues security coordination in the West Bank.
Hadash views him as a collaborator who undermines Palestinian resistance and legitimacy.