Mahmoud Abbas
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, second from right, his wife Elke Buedenbender, right, and Israeli President Isaac Herzog, second left wit his wife Michal Herzog, left, attend a wreath laying ceremony to commemorate the victims of the attack by Palestinian militants on the 1972 Munich Olympics in Fuerstenfeldbruck near Munich, Germany, Monday, Sept. 5, 2002. The German and Israeli presidents are to join relatives of the 11 Israeli athletes killed in the attack by Palestinian militants on the commemoration event. (Sven Hoppe/dpa via AP)
German president apologizes for 1972 Olympic attack failures

By Geir Moulson Sep. 05, 2022 10:38 AM EDT

FILE - Ankie Spitzer holds a framed photo her husband Andre had made for the Munich Olympics before his death, as she poses in her home in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, on July 28, 2022. Andre was a fencing coach with the Israeli Olympic team who was killed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by a Palestinian group. In a decision announced Thursday, Aug. 11, the families of 11 Israeli athletes killed by Palestinian attackers at the Olympics will not attend a 50-year anniversary ceremony organized by German authorities, saying they deserve more compensation and a fuller reckoning of the tragedy. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)
Column: 50 years later, the pain from Munich lingers

By Paul Newberry Sep. 02, 2022 06:06 PM EDT

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, shake hands after a press conference after their talks in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug.16, 2022. (Wolfgang Kumm/dpa via AP)
Palestinian President Abbas skirts apology for Munich attack

By Frank Jordans Aug. 16, 2022 09:43 PM EDT

Nizar Banat, an outspoken of the Palestinian Authority, speaks to journalists at the family house, in the West Bank city of Hebron, May 4, 2021. Banat who had intended to run in parliamentary elections before they were cancelled earlier this year died during his arrest by Palestinian Authority forces early Thursday, June 24, 2021, officials said. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Critic of Palestinian Authority dies after violent arrest

By Joseph Krauss Jun. 24, 2021 02:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2017 file photo, prominent Palestinian activist Issa Amro speaks after his release from detention, in the West Bank city of Hebron. The Palestinian Authority detained a prominent activist on Monday, June 21, 2021, and held him overnight after he criticized its policies in a series of online posts and accused it of detaining another individual for political reasons. He was released Tuesday, but told to return Wednesday, when he could be charged. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi, File)
Palestinian Authority arrests activist over online criticism

Jun. 22, 2021 10:24 AM EDT

People clean the streets of debris beside a building that was previously damaged in an air-strike following a cease-fire reached after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel, in Gaza City, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Egyptian mediators hold talks to firm up Israel-Hamas truce

By Wafaa Shurafa And Samy Magdy May. 22, 2021 07:37 AM EDT

Supporters of a Pakistani religious party take part in a rally in support of Palestinians in conflict with Israelis Friday, May 21, 2021, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
The Latest: Biden says his party 'still supports Israel'

By The Associated Press May. 21, 2021 05:44 AM EDT

An Israeli soldier sits on top of a tank at a staging ground near the border with Gaza Strip, southern Israel, Friday, May 21, 2021. A cease-fire took effect early Friday after 11 days of heavy fighting between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers that was ignited by protests and clashes in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas

By Fares Akram And Joseph Krauss May. 21, 2021 02:12 AM EDT

A Palestinian man inspects the damage of his home following Israeli airstrikes on Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Heavy airstrikes pummeled a street in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, destroying ramshackle homes with corrugated metal roofs nearby. The military said it struck two underground launchers in the camp used to fire rockets at Tel Aviv. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire to end bloody 11-day war

By Josef Federman And Fares Akram May. 20, 2021 04:01 PM EDT

Members of a civil society group burn representations of Israeli, U.S. and Indian flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians during the latest round of violence in Jerusalem, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza

May. 11, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

People, some wearing masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, pray the evening prayer during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside a mosque in Gaza City, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, the worst fears are now coming true in the crowded, blockaded Gaza Strip: A sudden surge in infections and deaths is threatening to overwhelm hospitals weakened by years of conflict and Israeli border closures. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Virus surge in crowded Gaza threatens to overwhelm hospitals

By Fares Akram Apr. 26, 2021 02:03 AM EDT

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020 file photo, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks after a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas flew to Jordan by helicopter on Monday ahead of an official visit to Germany on which he will undergo a health exam, officials said. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
Palestinian leader heads to Germany for medical checkup

By Joseph Krauss Apr. 05, 2021 07:50 AM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Friday, March 26, the 85th day of 2021. There are 280 days left in the year. Today’s...

FILE - In this March 1, 2021 file photo, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters. The United States says it is giving $15 million to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas-Greenfield told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday, March 25, that the money will support the Catholic Relief Services' COVID-19 response in health care facilities. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19

By Edith M. Lederer Mar. 25, 2021 02:28 PM EDT

Medics wait to receive a shot of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine at a clinic in Gaza City, Sunday, March 21, 2021. The Palestinian Health Ministry began on Sunday administering the first coronavirus vaccines received through the global COVAX initiative to eligible people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment

By Fares Akram Mar. 21, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

A Palestinian man receives a shot of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine as others wait for their turn at an UNRWA clinic in Gaza City, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. The Palestinian Authority says it will receive 62,000 coronavirus vaccine doses through a World Health Organization partnership designed to help poor countries. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Palestinians get 60,000 vaccine doses through WHO program

By Joseph Krauss Mar. 17, 2021 08:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 10, 2018 file photo, Yehiyeh Sinwar, the Hamas militant group's leader in the Gaza Strip, speaks to foreign correspondents, in his office in Gaza City. A Hamas official said Wednesday,March 10, 2021, that Sinwar has been re-elected as the group’s top official in its Gaza Strip stronghold. Sinwar, who is close to the group’s hardline militant wing, fended off a challenge by Nizar Awadallah, one of its founders. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)
Hamas official: Hamas' Gaza leader Sinwar re-elected

By Fares Akram Mar. 10, 2021 11:09 AM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021 file photo, a medic administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to a fellow medic during a campaign to vaccinate front-line medical workers, at the health ministry, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The Palestinian Authority's decision to divert some of its tiny stockpile of coronavirus vaccines to senior officials, soccer players and others has sparked controversy, feeding into long-standing concerns about corruption as it struggles to respond to a worsening outbreak. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)
Palestinian Authority faces criticism over vaccine rollout

By Joseph Krauss Mar. 03, 2021 07:17 AM EST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Israeli actress Carmit Mesilati Kaplan, right, during a visit to the Khan theater ahead of the re-opening of the culture sector, in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool Photo via AP)
For Israel's allies, road to vaccines runs through Jerusalem

By Josef Federman Feb. 24, 2021 01:21 PM EST