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Palestinians hold photo printouts during a rally in support of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Tubas on Sept. 27, 2020. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Why Biden’s concessions to the Palestinians hurt, rather than help them

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The Biden administration’s first Middle East decisions make clear what was always obvious about the new president’s intentions: the foreign-policy establishment is back in charge in Washington. That’s led to a flurry of moves...
A memorial in Tel Aviv for the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian Black September terrorists at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Credit: Avishai Teicher.

Fatah lauds Munich Olympics massacre as a ‘quality operation’

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction posted a video last week praising Black September commander Ali Hassan Salameh, one of the architects of the 1972 Munich massacre. In the video, posted to the Facebook...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaks to members of the press during an event in Jerusalem on Oct. 14, 2018. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Palestinian Authority threatens to sue US ambassador over recognition of City of David

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The Palestinian Authority is threatening to sue outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman in international courts for recognizing the City of David as a testament to America’s Judeo-Christian heritage and founding principles, Palestinian...
A COVID-19 vaccine at Maccabi Healthcare Services vaccination center in Modi'in, Dec. 24, 2020. Photo by Yossi Aloni/Flash90.

Report: Palestinian Authority greenlights Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine

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The Palestinian Authority has approved the use of the Sputnik-5 COVID vaccine developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, according to a press release from the Russian Direct Investment Fund published...
Muhammad Cabha, the main suspect in the murder of Esther Horgen. Credit: ISA.

Role of Palestinian libel in murder of Esther Horgen

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The false claim by the Palestinian Authority that Israeli medically neglects, and even experiments on, Palestinian security prisoners played a significant role in the murder last month of Esther Horgen. The main suspect in the murder, Muhammad Cabha, 40,...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah, Aug. 18, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinian succession battle heats up as Biden prepares to take office

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 In the run-up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Mohammed Dahlan, the former leader of the PLO’s Fatah faction in Gaza, has launched a major media campaign against Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. On...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. Security Council concerning details of the Mideast peace plan put forth by the United States on Feb. 11, 2020. Credit: Eskinder Debebe/U.N. Photo.

Can the Palestinians adjust to changing times?

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They’ll always have the United Nations. Even as the rest of the world abandons their cause, the Palestinians can still count on the world body to be their faithful ally in their century-old struggle...
The Cave of the Patriarchs in the city of Hebron, Dec. 4, 2019. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Abbas adviser: Hanukkah menorah at the Cave of the Patriarchs a ‘desecration’

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The Palestinian Authority’s highest Islamic authority, Mahmoud al-Habbash, harshly condemned the placing of a Hanukkah menorah at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, calling it a “crime.” According to a report published by Palestinian...
Palestinian politician Hanan Ashrawi in her office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Jan. 31, 2012. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi resigns

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Senior Palestine Liberation Organization official Hanan Ashrawi announced her resignation on Wednesday, saying that Palestinian politics needed a “renewal.” Ashrawi said she had informed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas last month of her decision to...
Yamina leader Naftali Bennett speaks during a Knesset plenary session, Aug. 24, 2020. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL.

Naftali Bennett: Approving a Palestinian state would be Israel’s ‘biggest mistake’

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Israeli Knesset Member Naftali Bennett has warned that approving a Palestinian state would be the “biggest mistake in Israel’s history.” Bennett, a member of the New Right Party, made the remark during a Zionist Organization of...