Abbas's trip kept quiet, after unverified leaked documents purported to show plans to fly with huge entourage, racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in hotel bills

Gesture by Riad al-Maliki comes three months after PA chief Abbas, during visit to same city, accused Israel of committing '50 Holocausts' against Palestinians

In first public media sit-down in 5 years, PA president blames US for the Balfour Declaration, says '90% of the synagogues in America do not believe in Israel's policy'

Outlets unveil accounts from top PA convinced of unproven claim that their ex-leader was poisoned; source says leak aimed at settling scores amid Ramallah succession fight

Rally commemorating anniversary of Arafat's death passes without incident, though Gaza's Hamas rulers have in the past blocked demonstrations in solidarity with Abbas's party

Walter Russell Mead, the author of 'The Arc of a Covenant: The United States, Israel, and the Fate of the Jewish People,' discusses the centuries-long history of Zionism in America.

PA president demands Washington compel Israel to stop 'attacks on Palestinians'; US secretary of state says he's concerned over spiraling violence in West Bank

Hamas-linked students and a reporter were arrested this week during a rally at Birzeit University

League affirms the 'centrality of the Palestinian cause and our absolute support for the Palestinian people's inalienable rights'

Kings, emirs, presidents and prime ministers are discussing various thorny issues including 'tensions and crises' in the region