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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas casts his vote at P.A. headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec. 3, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

New decrees by Abbas restrict Palestinian civil society

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Two presidential decrees recently issued by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas aroused intense criticism in the P.A. The first, issued on March 2, imposes severe restrictions on the activity and finances of Palestinian civil...
Kamil Abu Rokon receives the rank of major general from IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, right, and Abu Rokon's wife in a ceremony at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on March 29, 2018. Credit: IDF Spokesperson's office.

‘Hamas wants an Islamist state in the West Bank’

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In November 2020, many months after cutting all ties with Israel, and with the declaration of Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria off the table, the Palestinian Authority agreed to renew security...
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks at the 2019 Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 17, 2019. Credit: Kuhlmann/ MSC via Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinians, Arab League condemn opening of Czech embassy branch in Jerusalem

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The Palestinian Authority and the Arab League on Saturday accused the Czech Republic of violating international law by opening a branch of its Israel embassy in Jerusalem. Prague’s move is “a blatant attack on the Palestinian people...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (left) and P.A. Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government at the P.A.'s headquarters in Ramallah, April 13, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Palestinian premier: ‘If ICC indicts Israel, we can take US firms to court’

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said last week that an indictment of Israel by the International Criminal Court would open the door to U.S. companies and organizations being hauled before the court. It...
A Palestinian health worker in Bethlehem holds a bottle containing a COVID-19 vaccine delivered by Israel, Feb. 3, 2021. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

PA denies accusations of cronyism in vaccine rollout

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The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday denied accusations that its vaccine rollout plan was based on cronyism and lacked transparency. The finger-pointing was raised in a letter sent by the Palestinian Independent Commission for Human...
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in December 2019. Credit: Mike Chappazo/Shutterstock.

ICC opens war-crimes probe; Netanyahu blasts it as ‘anti-Semitic’ and ‘hypocritical’

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The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in the Hague announced on Wednesday her intention to open an investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by Israelis and Palestinians since 2014. The announcement was strongly...
A rally marking Palestinian Prisoners Day in the West Bank city of Nablus on April 17, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Report: Ramallah continues to allocate chunk of cash-strapped budget to terrorists

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A new report by Palestinian Media Watch, a watchdog group that documents incitement in the Palestinian Authority, revealed that in 2020, the P.A. allocated 512 million shekels ($156 million), or 3.25 percent of its...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.

Turkey invests $10 million in Jenin construction project

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Turkey has invested $10 million in a new industrial zone currently under construction in the Palestinian city of Jenin. The move is a significant step for Turkey, which normally invests in the Gaza Strip...
Joint Arab List head Ayman Odeh speaks to the media at party headquarters on election night in the Arab city of Shfar'am, March 2, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

Report: Joint Arab List leader Ayman Odeh receives funds from PLO

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The leader of the Knesset’s Joint Arab List, Ayman Odeh, received payments from a senior Palestinian Authority official, Israel’s Channel 20 reported on Sunday. According to the report, the transfer of cash took place when Odeh visited...
A Palestinian boy holds a poster in support of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Tubas on Sept. 27, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Will a Palestinian election matter?

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This once would have been the sort of gesture that would have inspired hope for peace in the Middle East, as well as gestures of support and friendship from the U.S. government. But no...