Chief Palestinian negotiator and longtime diplomat says he has light symptoms; PA President Abbas met him four days ago but has since tested negative

Report says European countries told Abbas to take the money Israel is holding on the Palestinians' behalf, but he refused without written commitment annexation won't happen

A national vote has not been held for 14 years, and public pledges by senior Hamas and Fatah officials won't bring them any closer without concrete steps

Ex-negotiator Saeb Erekat conveys terse well-wishes to the US president, who Ramallah has boycotted for almost three years

Optimism generated by the Oslo Accords has long since given way to grave pessimism regarding the possibility of ever resolving the conflict

Israel's inroads in the Arab world are based on strategic necessity. The Palestinians can't stop the new peacemaking, but they can set a high price for it

Weeks after UAE and Bahrain agreed to establish ties with Israel, PA leader says no one can 'negotiate or speak in our place,' reiterates call for Palestinian state on 1967 lines

Similar announcements have come to naught in the past; top Fatah official says no vote without East Jerusalemites' participation, a request Israel has never granted

Ramallah ultimately decides to remain in organization, after publicly threatening to withdraw altogether over its refusal to condemn UAE, Bahrain

Top Fatah leaders arrive in Turkey, saying Abbas has give the 'green light' to talks; PA leader speaks with Erdogan, urging him to support Palestinian unity