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palestine liberation organization
Israeli TV report: PA President Mahmoud Abbas was KGB agent
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas served as a KGB agent during the 1980s, an Israeli news station reported.
U.S. court voids $655 million verdict against PLO over Israel attacks
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $655.5 million verdict against the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization for damages suffered by American families from terrorist attacks in Israel.
Rabin’s grandson remembers losing a great leader
The night Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in downtown Tel Aviv, his grandson, Jonathan Benartzi, was two weeks away from completing his three years of duty in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as a paratrooper.
Yitzhak Rabin: A statesman among politicians
Almost half a century ago, at the Israeli Air Force flying school, I received my wings from then-Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Gen. Yitzhak Rabin.
U.S. judge says Palestinian Authority must post bond in terrorism case
A U.S. judge ordered the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization on Monday to post $10 million in cash or bond while they appeal a jury\’s finding that they supported militant attacks in Israel.
A press club in West Jerusalem?
For decades, Jerusalem had no dedicated space for foreign journalists and the de facto center of the international press was the American Colony Hotel across the street from Orient House, which in turn served as the Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters during the 1980s and ’90s.
In Jerusalem, examining global press freedom
As governments increase restrictions and casualties mount for journalists worldwide, the relatively new Jerusalem Press Club hosted the city’s first International Conference of Freedom of the Press, with participants demanding protection for reporters in war zones, authoritarian states and in the developing world.
Israel attack victims awarded over $218 million in PLO trial in NY
A U.S. jury on Monday ordered the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian Authority to pay more than $218 million for providing material support to terrorists, a victory for Americans suing over attacks in the Jerusalem area more than a decade ago.