Tag: Mohammad Shtayyeh
Amid US pressure, PA announces administrative reforms
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a series of administrative reforms on Monday aimed at reducing widespread corruption and improving ties with the United States.
"Today we announce the launch of the new phase...
After canceling Christmas, PA nixes New Year’s celebrations
Palestinian localities in Judea and Samaria will not celebrate New Year's next week, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Wednesday, days after the P.A.-controlled city of Bethlehem moved to cancel its traditional...
Palestinian Authority premier: Israel ‘exploiting’ Ukraine crisis to boost settlements
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday that Israeli was “exploiting” the Ukraine crisis by transferring Ukrainian refugees to Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria, the U.K.-based Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Tuesday.
Shtayyeh made the...
At Glasgow, Palestinian Authority blames Israel for environmental woes
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh blamed Israel’s “occupation” for his people’s environmental issues in his address to world leaders at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Scotland on Monday.
“In #COP26, we affirmed...
Palestinian premier: No proof Jewish Temple ever existed on Temple Mount
The years of archaeological excavations Israel has conducted on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City have yielded no proof that a Jewish Temple ever existed in the city, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad...
Vexed by Mideast deals, Palestinians to ‘reconsider’ ties with Arab League
The Palestinian Authority on Monday called on its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, to “reconsider” Ramallah’s ties with Arab League in that wake of what it called the pan-Arab forum’s “impotence” vis-à-vis the growing momentum for...
Palestinian prime minister: Israeli visit to UAE ‘painful to see’
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh criticized Monday’s historic direct flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, saying it was “painful.”
Speaking at the start of the weekly Palestinian Cabinet meeting in Ramallah on Monday, Shtayyeh...
Palestinians threaten to declare state along ’67 borders if Israel annexes territory
Palestinian Authority territoPrime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Tuesday that if Israel annexes parts of Judea and Samaria, the Palestinians would declare a state based on the pre-1967 lines and launch an international recognition...
Report: PA prime minister accuses IDF of spreading coronavirus to Palestinians
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh claimed on Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces are intentionally spreading coronavirus to Palestinians, according to Israeli media reports.
Shtayyeh said that there have been “testimonies that some of...
Palestinian prime minister: Mideast peace plan ‘will not really materialize’
The day after the “Peace to Prosperity Workshop” in the Bahraini capital of Manama, which took place from June 25-26, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that what was the first part of...