Tag: Palestinian Authority
The unique status of Jerusalem’s Wadi Hummus suburb
What’s going on in Wadi Hummus? Behind the tumult and the Supreme Court ruling that approved Israel’s demolition of 12 buildings in Wadi Hummus on July 22 stands the murky and unusual legal status...
What real incitement to murder looks like
In the wake of the latest mass shootings to afflict America, some Jewish organizations and their leaders joined in the effort to place at least some of the blame for these atrocities on President...
Jerusalem court rules victims of terrorism can sue PA, PLO
The Jerusalem District Court ruled on Monday that the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization can be tried in Israeli courts for 17 terrorist attacks committed during the Second Intifada, saying the organizations offered...
Mideast envoy Greenblatt: US not seeking regime change in Palestinian Authority
U.S. special envoy for Mideast peace negotiations Jason Greenblatt said on Monday that the Trump administration is not seeking “regime change” within the Palestinian Authority.
“Our plan right now is with President Abbas,” he...
PA increased payments to terrorists by 11.8 percent in first half of 2019
The Palestinian Authority has publicized its monthly expenditures for the first five months of 2019.
The figures show that the P.A. has paid no less than NIS 234,172,000 (more than $65 million), or, on average,...
Greenblatt: ‘Unconscionable’ for PA to claim Bahrain attendance is a ‘betrayal’
A day-and-a-half after the Palestinian Authority released Hebron businessman Saleh Abu Mayala, whom it had arrested after he returned from the U.S.-led economic conference in Bahrain, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt blasted...
Palestinian prime minister: Mideast peace plan ‘will not really materialize’
The day after the “Peace to Prosperity Workshop” in the Bahraini capital of Manama, which took place from June 25-26, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that what was the first part of...
Freedom from religion? How not to defend minority rights
In the view of some ardent defenders of the separation between religion and state, there was no doubt that a war memorial in the form of a 40-foot-tall cross should not be allowed to...
Arab states pledge $100 million per month to Palestinians
Arab finance ministers met at the Arab League in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday and pledged $100 million dollars a month to the Palestinians. The move comes just ahead of the U.S.-sponsored meeting scheduled to...
Israel’s strategic affairs minister says, ‘It’s time for PA leader Abbas to go’
Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan on Sunday urged the international community to take immediate action to oust Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, saying this was the only way to ensure the diplomatic process...