TEL AVIV—Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday called the U.S. envoy to Israel a “son of a dog,” in a fresh sign of the dire relations between Washington and the Palestinians and the hurdles to peace talks. The leader made the comments during a speech blaming Hamas—the militant Palestinian rulers the Gaza Strip—for a failed assassination attack last week on a senior Palestinian Authority official. But he also criticized the White House for its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, singling out U.S....

Source: Wall Street Journal March 19, 2018 22:26 UTC