Tag: postwar Gaza
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Abbas at 90: The Palestinian Authority Leader’s Quiet Struggle for a Gaza Role
Unpopular, Diffuse Power, and a Search for Relevance As Mahmoud Abbas marks his 90th birthday, the Palestinian Authority (PA) finds itself at a crossroads that could redefine political leadership across the Palestinian territories. Abbas remains the face of the PA in the West Bank, where he maintains a brutal hold on formal authority. Yet his…
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Abbas’s Dwindling Influence: The Palestinian Authority Leader’s Struggle for a Role in Gaza’s Postwar Landscape
Background: A president with shrinking reach Mahmoud Abbas, the longtime president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), marked nearly a lifetime in power as he approached his 90th birthday. Once seen as a negotiator who could at least nominally unify competing Palestinian factions, Abbas now presides over narrow administrative enclaves in the West Bank while watching…