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Palestinians threaten to declare state along ’67 borders if Israel annexes territory

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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...

Israel awards PA tax money to Palestinians tortured for ‘collaboration’

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Israel has confiscated some NIS 2.5 million ($724,000) of the tax money it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, which will be paid to three Palestinians who were subjected to torture after the P.A. accused...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech on the new Middle East peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

In protest over sovereignty, Palestinians refuse to accept $190 million in taxes collected by...

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The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday refused to accept tax revenues for the month of May collected on its behalf by Israel, as part of what it says is its end of cooperation with the...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas enters the U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Credit: U.N. Photo/Evan Schneider.

Palestinians, Jordan are bluffing on Israeli sovereignty, say former US officials

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With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushing ahead with plans to apply sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria, there are concerns being raised that it could ignite tensions with...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations on Feb. 11, 2020. Photo: Eskinder Debebe/U.N. Photo.

How worried should Israel be about the Arab response on extending sovereignty?

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The prospect of Israel extending its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and parts of Judea and Samaria, has raised questions over what the response by the Palestinian Authority and Jordan would be as both...
Palestinian chief negotiator and Secretary General of the PLO Saeb Erekat speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Jericho on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

Ramallah to ‘seek clarification’ on Arab stance regarding Israeli sovereignty

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PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said on Tuesday that Ramallah will “seek clarifications” regarding reports that many of the moderate Arab states will not challenge Israel’s plan to apply its sovereignty in the Jordan Valley...
Mounds of garbage disposed of outside the Palestinian village of Rammon on Dec. 8, 2014. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

With less law enforcement during coronavirus pandemic, PA continues to dump garbage

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While Israel was busy dealing with the coronavirus crisis, the Palestinian Authority continued to illegally dump garbage in Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli NGO Regavim. “Today’s technology allows us to gather very detailed data...
Palestinian chief negotiator and Secretary General of the PLO Saeb Erekat speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Jericho on Feb. 15, 2017. Photo by Flash90.

Palestinians suspend security coordination with CIA

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The Palestinians have suspended security coordination with the CIA following an announcement to end to similar cooperation with Israel and the United States in the West Bank, announced Palestine Liberation Organization secretary general Saeb...
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90

The Abbas comedy and the ongoing Palestinian tragedy

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If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you’re right. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has declared that he is abrogating all agreements with Israel so many times it’s a wonder that he could do so again...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah on May 7, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Israel loans millions to help Palestinians avert virus-related crisis; will they use it for...

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In what can be considered a unusual turn of events for the Middle East, former Fatah terrorist Mohammad Aref Massad, who did time in Israeli prison for carrying out attacks against Israelis during the...