Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki says Ramallah is in indirect contact with incoming Biden team, expresses cautious optimism about US president-elect

Mourners gather in Jericho after formal ceremony in Ramallah; some express hope of renewed negotiations with Israel after Biden's election

Most Arab FMs do not mention UAE-Israel normalization, as secretary general says the council respects both 'sovereign foreign policy decisions' and the Palestinian cause

Arab foreign ministers also urge Trump administration to withdraw its support for Jerusalem's plans to apply sovereignty to territory

PA president's spokesman rejects statement from Mike Pompeo that annexation is an internal Israeli matter; Ramallah calls on Europe to put pressure on Jerusalem

Abbas spokesman says State Department's annual human rights report is 'falsifying history'

Foreign policy head Borrell: Construction will bisect territorial contiguity between West Bank, East Jerusalem, Israel shouldn't take steps that undermine future 2-state solution

Riyad al-Maliki says PM’s pre-election pledge to increase construction in E1 area is ‘more dangerous than any other settlement plans'

Secretary of state 'outraged' at release of database, calls on other nations to counter bid to 'facilitate' BDS campaign

Database was four years in the making; Israelis vow to fight 'anti-Semitic' list, while Palestinians hail 'victory for international law'