Tag: Palestinian Authority
History will remember Abbas as peace rejectionist
Even before the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plan was revealed earlier this month, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas was planning his trip to New York City, where he plans to address the United...
Releasing terrorists is bad, no matter which president proposes it
The headline about a terror attack read “London stabbing suspect was recently released from prison.” That “suspect” had been released about a week ago after serving half of his sentence of three years and four...
PA announces partial ban on Israeli agricultural imports
In a sign of growing tensions with Israel over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan, the Palestinian Authority on Monday banned the import of vegetables, fruits, soft drinks and water from Israel into...
Abbas rips Trump, Mideast peace plan at Arab League meeting in Cairo
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and leaders of Arab countries expressed their disapproval over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan at the Arab League summit in Cairo over the weekend.
“I am profoundly convinced...
Abbas warns in handwritten note to Netanyahu that US plan voids Oslo Accords
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas sent a handwritten letter in Arabic to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, telling the Israeli leader that the P.A. no longer saw itself a party to any...
Holocaust remembrance, Palestinian irrelevance
As the nearly 50 heads of state from around the globe began preparing for their arrival in Israel this week to attend the Fifth World Holocaust Forum—on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the...
Elections remain elusive for Palestinians, as Abbas searches for pretexts to postpone them
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly last September, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas pledged to a sympathetic gathering of world leaders that he would hold parliamentary elections.
While the announcement garnered international headlines at...
Elections remain elusive for Palestinians, as Abbas searches for pretexts to postpone them
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly last September, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas pledged to a sympathetic gathering of world leaders that he would hold parliamentary elections.
While the announcement garnered international headlines at...
Time to shut down the Palestinian Hanukkah and Christmas scams
It used to be confined to an annual piece of theater staged by the Palestinian Authority every Christmas. The festivities in P.A.-governed Bethlehem are primarily aimed at promoting Christian tourism. But statements alleging that...
International Criminal Court hints Palestinians may be guilty of war crimes over ‘pay for...
The Palestinians were just hit by a judicial bombshell.
Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) published its Office of the Prosecutor Report. While it predictably accused Israel of false war crimes in Judea and...