Palestine Head of state
Mahmoud Abbas
محمود عباسPresident of the Palestinian Authority and Fatah chairman. In office since 2005 with no scheduled successor process.
Individual position
Scored from Mahmoud Abbas's own documents rather than inherited from a party — capturing where this figure diverges from the party line. The overlay shows Fatah's profile for comparison. Provisional, document-grounded estimate; see methodology.
Briefs about Fatah
Hand-written political-science mini-papers comparing Fatah to other parties. 1 brief on file.
Other politicians in Fatah
Politicians who share this party affiliation. Active in-government figures appear first; historical figures (dimmed) at the end. All affiliated →
On the record
Quotes attributed to Mahmoud Abbas that have passed verification. Each carries a year, the context of the statement, and at least one source citation. Browse the full corpus or play the "Who said it?" game.
-
May your house be destroyed.
يخرب بيتك.
-
Israel has chosen to make it a year of a new war of genocide perpetrated against the Palestinian people.
Source documents
Texts tied to this politician — speeches, interviews, op-eds. The scoring pipeline reads these when scoring positions against documents. All documents →
-
Speech Arabic 2025-09-25 Mahmoud Abbas — 80th UNGA Statement, 25 September 2025 — Hamas rejection, Trump-Saudi-France peace plan endorsement, 9-point ceasefire framework
H. E. Annalena Baerbock, President of the General Assembly, H.E. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, distinguished Heads of State and delegations, Peace, mercy, and blessings of God…
-
Speech Arabic 2024-09-22 Mahmoud Abbas — 79th UN General Assembly speech (22 Sep 2024)
لن نرحل، لن نرحل، لن نرحل — فلسطين وطننا، وأرض آبائنا وأجدادنا، وستبقى لنا. آتي إليكم وشعبي يتعرض لجريمة حرب شاملة وإبادة جماعية تشنها إسرائيل، أكثر من 40 ألف شهيد. أوقفوا إرسال السلاح لإسرائيل، لا يمكن لهذا الجنون أن…
-
Speech Arabic 2023-09-21 Mahmoud Abbas — Address to the 78th UN General Assembly, 21 September 2023 (official English text)
Once again, I come to you carrying the cause of my people, who are struggling for freedom and independence, to remind you of the tragedy caused by the Nakba since seventy-five years ago […]. […] we still maintain hope…
-
Speech English 2023-09-21 President Mahmoud Abbas address to the 78th UN General Assembly, 21 Sep 2023 — 16 days before October 7 (English translation of Arabic original)
In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful His Excellency Mr. Dennis Francis, President of the United Nations General Assembly, His Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United…
-
Speech Arabic 2023-09-21 Mahmoud Abbas — UN General Assembly address, 78th session (2023)
Once again, I come to you carrying the cause of my people, who are struggling for freedom and independence, to remind you of the tragedy caused by the Nakba since seventy-five years ago, the effects of which continue to…
-
Speech English 2021-09-24 President Mahmoud Abbas address to the 76th UN General Assembly, 24 Sep 2021 — the one-year ultimatum speech (English translation of Arabic original)
H.E. Mr. Abdullah Shahid, President of the United Nations General Assembly, H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies Heads of Delegations and Delegates, Ladies and…
-
Speech English 2017-09-20 President Mahmoud Abbas address to the 72nd UN General Assembly, 20 Sep 2017 — the 'draining the swamp of colonial occupation' speech (English translation of Arabic original)
Mr. President of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Twenty-four years have passed since the signing of the Oslo Accords, an interim…
-
English 2011-05-16 Mahmoud Abbas, 'The Long Overdue Palestinian State' (NYT op-ed), 16 May 2011
Palestine's admission to the United Nations would pave the way for the internationalization of the conflict as a legal matter, not only a political one. It would also pave the way for us to pursue claims against Israel…
How to cite
Each record carries a retrieval date because the dataset is live — individual entries update as verification deepens. Use the per-record citation when referencing this specific profile; use the dataset citation below when referencing the project as a whole.
In-text: (Gara, 2026)
Per-record citation
APA 7Reference list · academic default
Gara, T. (2026). Mahmoud Abbas [Politician profile]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/abbas
Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals
Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Mahmoud Abbas." Politician profile, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed June 21, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/abbas.
BibTeXFor LaTeX / Zotero / reference managers
@misc{tayyar-abbas,
title = {{Mahmoud Abbas}},
author = {Gara, Tarek},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
type = {Politician profile},
url = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pol/abbas},
urldate = {2026-06-21},
note = {First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
} Dataset / working-paper citation
If you're citing Tayyar as a project rather than this individual record.
APA 7Preprint
Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper
BibTeXPreprint
@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
title = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
author = {Gara, Tarek},
year = {2026},
type = {Preprint},
url = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
urldate = {2026-06-21},
note = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
} First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.