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Mohammed Shtayyeh (left) accepts the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and the duty to appoint a new government from leader Mahmoud Abbas (right). Credit: JCPA.

New Palestinian government beleaguered by ‘corruption, nepotism and ineptitude’

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In a meeting with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in Ramallah on Tuesday, newly appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh blamed the Trump administration for “punishing” and “blackmailing” the Palestinians. He emphasized its...
Fatah vice chairman Mahmoud Aloul, Jan. 6, 2010. Photo by Issam Rimawi/Flash90.

Palestinian official threatens to retract recognition of Israel

P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas’s second in command, Fatah Vice Chairman Mahmoud Aloul, said on Monday that if the peace process remains on its current course the P.A. will cease its security cooperation with Israel...
Mohammed Shtayyeh (left) accepts the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and the duty to appoint a new government from leader Mahmoud Abbas (right). Credit: JCPA.

Muhammad Shtayyeh sworn in as new PA prime minister

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas swore in the new P.A. government headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh on Sunday, replacing the previous so-called “national consensus” government of Rami Hamdallah that was appointed with the consent...
Mohammed Shtayyeh (left) accepts the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and the duty to appoint a new government by leader Mahmoud Abbas, Credit: JCPA.

Forming the new Palestinian Authority government

Two developments currently taking place in the Palestinian arena deserve our attention, and both of these are interlinked: the proposed new government in Ramallah and the situation at the Al-Aqsa plaza on the Temple...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah on June 27, 2018. Photo: Alaa Badarneh/A.P.

PA leader Abbas warns: ‘Without terrorist salaries, we will nix Paris Protocol’

Israel has one week to reinstate funds it has deducted from the taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, otherwise, the P.A. will seek to reopen the Paris Protocol, the office of...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (right), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (third from left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the opening of Moscow's Cathedral Mosque on Sept. 23, 2015. Credit: Kremlin Photo/Wikimedia Commons.

Abbas proves once again that he is not a partner for peace

The Palestinians are hoping to keep the United States from presenting its Middle East peace plan. To this end, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has embarked on a tour of Arab states, to try to keep...
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general debate of the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2017. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

Abbas pledges security cooperation with Israel

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas pledged to continue security cooperation with Israel, despite the United States cutting all security assistance to the P.A. In front of a gathering of Israeli and Palestinian activists on Wednesday,...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas is officially received by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Source: YouTube.

US Mideast envoy denounces Palestinian support for Venezuela’s Maduro

U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt condemned the Palestinian Authority’s public show of support on Tuesday for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom the United States would like to see replaced by the country’s...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas lays a wreath on the grave of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah, Nov. 11, 2012. Credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90.

PA claims that Israel, Hamas planning to assassinate Abbas

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s adviser on religious affairs has accused Israel and Hamas of planning “an attack against Abbas.” Mahmoud Al-Habbash: “There is suspicious and dangerous coordination between the statements of the occupation state’s...
The Al-Aqsa mosque in the Temple Mount compound, seen from the Western Wall Plaza. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Mark A. Wilson (Department of Geology, The College of Wooster).

Israelis/Jews ‘defile’ Muslim and Christian holy sites

Muslim and Christian holy sites in “Palestine” are “defiled” and “desecrated” by the presence of Israelis/Jews. This hateful demonization is often expressed by Palestinians, including Palestinian leaders. In December 2018, the Palestinian Authority “presidential office”...