Tag: Palestinian Authority
Gantz holds security briefing with IDF officials, talks about confronting terror groups
Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz toured the Israel Defense Forces Central Command on Tuesday and held a situation assessment with senior commanders.
According to a statement by Gantz’s office, he was joined by IDF Chief...
Bennett says he won’t sit down with Mahmoud Abbas, rules out Palestinian state
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that for now, he has ruled out a meeting with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and the creation of a Palestinian state.
“My perception is different than...
Could Gilboa Prison escape help spark another intifada?
The dramatic escape of six Palestinian terrorists from Gilboa Prison in northern Israel on Monday carries the potential of a broader security escalation, a former defense official has cautioned.
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former...
Hamas ‘should be very worried’ by Israel’s maneuver towards Abbas
Hamas has good reason to be concerned by the recent meeting between Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, a former senior Israeli defense official told JNS.
According to...
Israel will reportedly loan Palestinians money after highest-level talks in years
Israel is going to lend the Palestinian Authority more than $150 million after Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in Ramallah, Israeli officials said on Monday.
An unnamed source close to...
Israeli defense minister meets with Abbas in Ramallah, offers to bolster PA economy
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday evening, in the first official high-level talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since 2010.
Gantz told Abbas that “Israel...
Palestinian leader Abbas cracks down on critics
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has been increasingly intolerant to critics of both him and the security organization he heads, according to Palestinian human-rights advocates, lawyers and political activists.
“The continuing crackdown on public freedoms...
Gantz decries use of Nazi symbols by Palestinian protesters
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday called on the international community and the Palestinian Authority to condemn the use of Holocaust images by Palestinian protesters.
“The use in protests in Judea and Samaria of symbols from the...
Report: Israel Prison Service facilitating payments to Palestinian terrorists
A special clause in the contract between Israel’s Postal Bank (IPB) and the Israel Prison Service (IPS) stipulates that the latter will compensate the former should it be sued for violating the country’s anti-terror...
Report: Palestinian banks not cooperating with Qatari deal to transfer funds to Gaza
Palestinian banks and monetary bodies are resisting a new deal reached between Qatar and the Palestinian Authority to transfer Qatari assistance to the Gaza Strip for fear of being exposed to legal action over terror-financing charges, Ynet reported...