Directory of Mahmoud Abbas Resources

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Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, is the Secretary General of the PLO Executive Committee.

Resources in This Category

• ABC News - Commentary: Action Needed to Bolster Abbas

  http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=484196&page=1
  Review of the summit meeting between Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Egypt with a recommendation that the United States and Israel engage and offer more than compliments and encouragement.

• BBC News - Profile: Mahmoud Abbas

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/profiles/1933453.stm
  Biography of the Palestinian Authority's prime minister from May 2003 until his resignation almost four months later.

• CBS News - Mahmoud Abbas: Peaceful Pragmatist

  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mahmoud-abbas-peaceful-pragmatist/
  Profile of the Palestinian President and his promising prospects for achieving peace with Israel.

• CNN.com - Who is Mahmoud Abbas?

  http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/10/who.is.abbas/
  Palestinian election officials on Monday declared Mahmoud Abbas the president-elect of the Palestinian Authority, beginning a new era after the death of his predecessor, Yasser Arafat.

• Electronic Intifada - By Topic: Mahmoud Abbas

  http://electronicintifada.net/tags/mahmoud-abbas
  Ongoing collection of profiles, news stories, analysis and commentary about the President of the Palestinian Authority, elected in 2005. Includes transcripts of speeches.

• Guardian Unlimited - Profile: Mahmoud Abbas

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/sep/06/israel1
  Biography of the first Palestinian Prime Minister, written after his resignation.

• NPR - All Things Considered: Looking Ahead to Mahmoud Abbas' Leadership

  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4277177
  NPR's Melissa Block talks with Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, about the outlook for the new Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

• Wikipedia - Mahmoud Abbas

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abbas
  Hyperlinked encyclopedia article provides the Fatah politician's personal and political biography.

 

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