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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on March 9, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

Can Biden renew foreign aid to Palestinians while still adhering to Taylor Force Act?

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The incoming Biden administration has made clear it intends to renew funding to the Palestinian Authority and reopen the PLO mission in Washington, D.C. In November, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said in an interview,...
A rally marking Palestinian Prisoners Day in the West Bank city of Nablus on April 17, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Palestinian official says salaries for terrorists will continue; gives opposite message to US media

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A Palestinian Authority official told The New York Times on Nov. 21 that the P.A. would be changing its policy of rewarding terrorists with salaries based on the length of their prison sentence, and instead provide...
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri speaks at a rally in Gaza on Aug.18 2014. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Netanyahu’s visit to Saudi Arabia is ‘dangerous,’ warns Hamas

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Hamas on Monday lambasted the Saudis for agreeing to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling the move an “insult” to the Palestinian cause. Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri, a spokesman for the...
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Credit: U.S. Department of State via Wikipedia.

Qatar foreign minister blasts Arab states for ties with Israel without Palestinian agenda

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Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said on Monday that Arab states that normalized relations with Israel are not helping the Palestinian Authority’s goal of getting a state. He told the 2020 Global Security...
Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on March 9, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas congratulates Biden as Palestinians celebrate Trump’s defeat

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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a statement on Sunday and alluded to the possibility that the P.A. would end its boycott of the administration in Washington when he...

UAE official says Hamas, PA are ‘corrupt’ and ‘murderers’

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Dehrar Belhoul Al Falasi, a member of the Federal Council of the United Arab Emirates, told i24 News in an interview that Hamas and the Palestinian Authority are “corrupt” and “murderer.” “The UAE is committed to the...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas chairs a meeting of the PLO executive committee in Ramallah on Aug. 7, 2016. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinians threaten Israel: ‘Either Palestine, or a fire for a generation’

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Claiming that the United States and Israel are planning to “redesign” the Middle East via “normalization” and the U.S. peace plan, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is threatening “anarchy, violence and instability.” According to a report...
PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Jericho on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

What ‘The Forward’ should acknowledge about Erekat

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Editor-in-chief Jodi Rudoren’s recent article in The Forward about Saeb Erekat mentions “a single Israeli protester” and a few members of Knesset who objected to Erekat being treated for COVID-19 at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Yet she...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the coronavirus outbreak, at P.A. headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 5, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinians press for international peace conference to renew talks with Israel

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Top Palestinian diplomat Riad Malki on Monday called for an international peace conference as the only way to renew talks with Israel, AP reported. According to the report, this comes on the heels of a similar call...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) delivers a speech on the new Middle East peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Determining next steps of next administration on Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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While U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term has been dominated by domestic issues, some of his most notable moves as president relate to foreign policy, in particular with a focus on Israel. This includes...