Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz received with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud on Tuesday night. It was the second meeting between the two men since August, when the Israeli minister visited Abbas in Ramallah. “Gantz informed… Abbas of his intention to continue advancing confidence-building measures in economic and civilian areas, as ...
Hamas slammed Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas’ meeting with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz. In a statement on Monday, Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif Al-Qanou described Abbas meeting with Gantz as a ‘stab in the back’ of the Palestinian people. “The move is a treason to the blood of our martyrs,” Al-Qanou ...