Tag: Palestinian Authority
Abbas draws line in the sand over payments to terrorists
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas said in an address that aired Monday on P.A. television that the P.A. is facing a financial crisis because the Israeli government has decided to deduct the amount the...
New Palestinian government beleaguered by ‘corruption, nepotism and ineptitude’
In a meeting with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in Ramallah on Tuesday, newly appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh blamed the Trump administration for “punishing” and “blackmailing” the Palestinians. He emphasized its...
PA hypocrisy continues: Abbas condemns Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas hurried to condemn the horrific terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on April 14, Easter Sunday, in which more than 300 people were murdered and nearly 500 injured in suicide...
Palestinian official threatens to retract recognition of Israel
P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas’s second in command, Fatah Vice Chairman Mahmoud Aloul, said on Monday that if the peace process remains on its current course the P.A. will cease its security cooperation with Israel...
P.A. Education Ministry lionizes arch-terrorist responsible for murder of 125
The Palestinian Authority emphasized to children last month that arch-terrorist Khalil Al-Wazir, also known as Abu Jihad—whom the PA itself has credited with planning the murder of at least 125 Israelis—is a hero.
At a...
Muhammad Shtayyeh sworn in as new PA prime minister
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas swore in the new P.A. government headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh on Sunday, replacing the previous so-called “national consensus” government of Rami Hamdallah that was appointed with the consent...
Palestinian Authority prioritizes salaries to terrorists over medical care for ill Palestinians
Until now, Israel has been giving medical treatment in Israel to thousands of Palestinians every year. But this humanitarian program will now come to an end, as the Palestinian Authority has decided to stop...
Fatah honors killer of Israelis, praising his actions on Facebook
Omar Abu Laila, the terrorist who killed two Israelis in a shooting attack near Ariel on March 17, was shot dead by Israeli special forces during a gunfire exchange when the forces came to...
Forming the new Palestinian Authority government
Two developments currently taking place in the Palestinian arena deserve our attention, and both of these are interlinked: the proposed new government in Ramallah and the situation at the Al-Aqsa plaza on the Temple...
New PA prime minister praised mastermind of Munich Olympics massacre
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas recently appointed his longtime adviser, Muhammad Ishtayeh, to the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority.
In 2010, MEMRI TV released a clip of Ishtayeh’s interview on July 9...