Tag: Palestinian Authority
Palestinians demand that US Ambassador to Israel be put on international terror list
The Palestinian Authority demanded on Thursday that U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman be added to a “global terror list,” a ramping up of condemnation against the American diplomat just days after P.A. leader...
Abbas calls US Ambassador Friedman ‘son of a dog’
Addressing a Palestinian leadership meeting, he said Trump “views the settlements as legitimate,” adding “the ambassador, David Friedman, said they are building on their own land.” “You son of a dog, building on your...
Taylor Force Act hits snag in Senate as pro-Israel groups urge passage
Amid never-ending speculation over the release of President Donald Trump’s much anticipated Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, a major piece of legislation making its way through Congress may have a profound impact on the already strained...
How much do the Palestinians pay for terror?
The foreign-policy establishment is scared—and with good reason. The Taylor Force Act—a bill that will force the end of all U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority if it does not cease paying salaries and...
Abbas meets with released prisoner who was accomplice in the murder of an Israeli
In the presidential office in Ramallah on March 14, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas met with Rajaei Haddad, a terrorist from eastern Jerusalem released from prison after serving a 20-year term for his 1998...
Palestinians launch ‘diplomatic intifada’ to counter America’s perceived pro-Israel bias
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas reiterated this week that given the Trump administration’s blatantly pro-Israel policies, the United States cannot claim to be an impartial mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Palestinian officials told Israel...
Palestinian Authority PM escapes assassination attempt in Gaza
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on a rare visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
Hamadallah’s convoy was struck by an explosion shortly after he entered Gaza through the...
Fatah prepares to replace Mahmoud Abbas
Senior Fatah official Mahmoud al-Aloul has been appointed as a temporary stand-in for Mahmoud Abbas in case the head of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority becomes unfit to continue in his positions before elections...
UNRWA’s textbooks
Marcus Sheff’s “Time for UNRWA to face the truth about its textbooks” (Comment & Features, February 18) is correct in its findings that UNRWA books, supplied by the Palestinian Authority, indoctrinate the next generation...
Israeli and U.S. establishments waste time pondering Abbas successor; all will act the same...
he Israeli and American establishments spend a lot of time over who should replace Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas when he’s gone.
This establishment thinking was expressed in a recent article titled, “Jibril Rajoub vs. Muhammad...