Ehud Rotem

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (center) addresses the crowd of Israelis.

Here’s what happened when Israeli students had a rare chance to visit, and question, the Palestinian president

Global Politics

On Sunday, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas hosted an unprecedented meeting with several hundred Israeli students and activists at his Ramallah headquarters. The Israeli Army ordinarily forbids visits of its Jewish citizens to the Palestinian city. And Abbas had conciliatory words for his visitors.