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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (right) and P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, April 13, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Fearing Israeli sanctions, P.A. banks refuse to disburse terrorists’ salaries

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At least four Palestinian banks are refusing to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority to distribute salaries to terrorists and their families, Israel-based research institute Palestinian Media Watch reported on Monday. According to PMW’s head of...
Jaysh Al-Islam member operating an ATGM, Telegram, July 1, 2020. Credit: MEMRI.

Gaza-based Jaysh Al-Islam threatens Israel with jihad if sovereignty proceeds

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The Gaza-based jihadi group Jaysh Al-Islam has released a video threatening Israel with a violent response if it declares sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, according to a report shared exclusively with JNS...
Senior Palestinian official Nabil Shaath in his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 18, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Top Palestinian official: Third intifada could ‘absolutely’ be on the way

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The Palestinians have a right to confront Israel, and a third intifada may be on the way, said senior Palestinian official Nabil Shaath on Friday. Shaath, an adviser to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, said...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech on the Middle East peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Report: Palestinians angry at Arab-world indifference to Israeli sovereignty bid

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Palestinian frustration and anger with the Arab world for its general indifference to Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria are growing, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Friday. According to the...
Fatah Central Committee member and Palestinian Football Association head Jibril Rajoub speaks during a press conference on the cancellation of the soccer match between Argentina and Israel, in Ramallah on June 6, 2018. Photo by Flash90.

Rival Palestinian factions declare unity: ‘We have no enemy except for Israel’

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Representatives of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Thursday united against Israel’s plans to extend sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. At a press conference in Ramallah, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub declared, “We are now...
Israeli police officers guard at the entrance to a neighborhood in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, on July 2, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel, Palestinians declare new lockdowns as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise

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A seven-day lockdown on several neighborhoods in the Israeli cities of Lod and Ashdod went into effect on Thursday morning as the number of daily coronavirus infections in the country continued to climb, approaching...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, June 12, 2018. Credit: Tasnim News Agency via Wikimedia Commons.

Former Malaysian premier: Muslims should target Israelis, not Europeans or Americans

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Israel was created by world powers to solve the “Jewish problem,” and Muslims should not carry out terrorist attacks against European countries and the United States, but rather against the Israelis directly, Malaysia’s former...
Palestinian security forces block the entrance to Ramallah on March 23, 2020, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinians seem more worried about COVID-19 than Israeli sovereignty

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The Palestinian leadership may be up in arms over the impending Israeli announcement on the application of sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, but the Palestinian public seems largely indifferent to it. In Ramallah,...
Ahmed Saleh Abu Hilal, mayor of Abu Dis, points past the security barrier towards Jerusalem. Photo by Eliana Rudee.

Ahead of sovereignty start date, affected Israelis and Palestinians speak out

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Ahead of Israel’s planned application of sovereignty, which was slated to start as early as July 1 but has been moved forward for the time being, Israelis and Palestinians from neighboring cities over the Green Line...
Mahmoud Abu Sorour, who killed an Israeli with the help of an accomplice. [Official PA-TV Live, June 16, 2020]. Credit: Palestinian Media Watch.

Palestinian Authority TV honors terrorists in program-filler clips

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The Palestinian Authority has launched a new series of filler clips, aired between programs on its official television station, which glorify terrorists who killed Israelis, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Monday. Each clip, broadcast on PA-TV...