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Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, is now 85-years old; he is frail and largely dysfunctional, as is his Ramallah based Palestinian Authority (PA), which he has presided over since 2005. Abbas has also been chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2004. A third leadership position held by Abbas is that of the chairman of the Fatah (party and terror group at times). A majority of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza want Abbas to resign. According to the Palestinian Center for Policy Survey Research, 64% of Palestinians are concerned that Abbas’ departure from politics would...

The IDF's operation "Hot Winter", aimed at destroying the terrorist infrastructure in the town of Hebron, continued Friday with the demolition of two terrorist's houses and the arrest of several wanted men. One house blown up belonged to Mahmoud Amran, a Tanzim terrorist who two years ago shot infant Shalhevet Pass to death. The IDF claimed the other house belonged to Rifat Halil, a Hamas man who blew himself up on the way to commit a suicide attack on a Tel-Aviv restaurant, reports Army Radio. Seven men wanted by the security forces were arrested in Hebron. IDF sources told the...