64.6 F
San Diego
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Home Tags Palestinian Authority

Tag: Palestinian Authority

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.

Report: PA prime minister accuses IDF of spreading coronavirus to Palestinians

0
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh claimed on Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces are intentionally spreading coronavirus to Palestinians, according to Israeli media reports. Shtayyeh said that there have been “testimonies that some of...
Severe Acute Respiratory Coronavirus 2. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Coronavirus and the Palestinians

0
Alongside the dramatic health and political developments in Israel, there have also been developments on the Palestinian side, that while not as dramatic are worth watching. The coronavirus scare has captured Palestinian public opinion. Aside...

Why the arrest of this Palestinian matters

0
You probably have never heard the name Hussam Khader. But you should. Because what’s happening to him has extremely important ramifications for Israel and for Middle East peace. Khader, 59, is a leader of Fatah...
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (right) and P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas at the swearing-in ceremony of the new government at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, April 13, 2019. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90.

Palestinian prime minister: Trump’s peace plan ‘will be buried soon’

0
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Sunday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, saying it would be “buried very soon.” Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Shtayyeh said that the newly revealed Mideast...
Head of Palestinian national security forces in Hebron Brig. Gen. Hazem Abu Hanood and head of the Palestinian police Brig. Gen. Ahmad Abu Rob talk to residents during a visit to the Old City in Hebron on July 31, 2018. Photo by Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90.

Trump administration’s 2021 budgets excludes funding for Palestinian security forces

0
U.S. funding for Palestinian security forces was excluded in the Trump administration’s budget released on Monday for the 2021 fiscal year—the first time that a U.S. government budget excluded funds for that purpose. The budget...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the U.N. Security Council concerning details of the Mideast peace plan put forth by the United States, Feb. 11, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

Abbas: Trump’s vision of Palestinian state is ‘like Swiss cheese’

0
In a speech on Tuesday to the U.N. Security Council, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas expressed contempt towards the Trump administration’s peace plan, saying it is filled with holes and comparing it to “Swiss...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the Middle East peace plan, at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

History will remember Abbas as peace rejectionist

0
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...
Capt. Eric Tisland and Sheikh Sabah al-Janabi greet former residents of Jurf as Sahkr upon their release from prison, March 28, 2008. Tisland is commander of Company A, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, which is stationed at Patrol Base Jurf. Those returning to Jurf after serving their sentences swore to be responsible citizens and work under the supervision of town leader Sheikh Sabah. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ben Brody)

Releasing terrorists is bad, no matter which president proposes it

0
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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the Middle East peace plan, at the P.A. headquarters in Ramallah, Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

PA announces partial ban on Israeli agricultural imports

0
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...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the newly revealed Trump peace plan at P.A. headquarters in Ramallah on Jan. 28, 2020. Photo by Flash90.

Abbas rips Trump, Mideast peace plan at Arab League meeting in Cairo

0
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...