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Mohammed Shtayyeh (left) accepts the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and the duty to appoint a new government from P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas. Shtayyeh took office on April 14, 2019. Credit: JCPA.

Amid US pressure, PA announces administrative reforms

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a series of administrative reforms on Monday aimed at reducing widespread corruption and improving ties with the United States. "Today we announce the launch of the new phase...
A man lights candles inside Jaffa's St. Peter's Russian Orthodox Church as Israel's Orthodox Christian communities celebrate Christmas, Jan. 7, 2024. Photo by Eitan Elhadez-Barak/TPS.

Palestinian attack on Christian holy site raises concern

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A Palestinian mob caused extensive damage to a Christian holy site in Nablus (Shechem) known as Jacob’s Well on Sunday night. Christian sources said that Palestinians from the Balata refugee camp on the outskirts of...
Ruins at Kibbutz Be'eri, Jan. 1, 2024. Photo by Gideon Markowicz/TPS.

661 terrorists tied to Oct. 7 to get PA ‘pay for slay’ financial stipends

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Since the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre of Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority has added thousands of Palestinians to its list of people who qualify to receive terror stipends, an Israeli watchdog reported on...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, Samaria, Jan. 10, 2023. Credit: U.S. Department of State.

In Ramallah meeting, Blinken calls for Palestinian state

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed support for "tangible steps" towards the creation of a Palestinian state in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip during a meeting with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas...
Illegal Arab construction at the security barrier near Al-Ramadin in Judea. Photo: Courtesy.

‘Surge in illegal Arab building along Green Line a security threat’

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An alarming increase in illegal Arab construction along the Judea and Samaria security barrier has come to light thanks to research by Israeli NGO Regavim. Analyzing photography obtained through aerial reconnaissance, Regavim discovered tens of...
Fireworks during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the Samaria city of Ramallah, Dec. 1, 2018. Credit: Flash90.

After canceling Christmas, PA nixes New Year’s celebrations

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Palestinian localities in Judea and Samaria will not celebrate New Year's next week, Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Wednesday, days after the P.A.-controlled city of Bethlehem moved to cancel its traditional...
Israeli soldiers remove corpses in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, near the Gaza border, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Only three Hamas terrorists knew details of Oct. 7

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Only three Hamas terrorists knew the date and time of the Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 people in Israel, and they only shared the plan with allies some 30 minutes before the invasion began. Lebanon-based...
Senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed (left) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh announce a reconciliation agreement between the terrorist factions in Gaza City, April 23, 2014. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

Hamas in secret talks with Fatah about post-war alliance

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The "political" wing of the Hamas terrorist group is holding secret talks in Doha with its Fatah rivals about forming an alliance after the war in Gaza ends, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. These discussions...
Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the funeral of former Knesset Speaker Shevah Weiss at the Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, Feb. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Herzog: Now’s not the time for two-state solution

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Israel's head of state has added his name to the ranks of officials speaking out against a two-state solution following the war in Gaza. “What I want to urge is against just saying two-state solution....
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv. Dec. 16, 2023. Photo by Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90.

Netanyahu: ‘I will not replace Hamastan with Fatahstan’

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized his determined opposition to the Palestinian Authority taking over the Gaza Strip in a post-Hamas world, speaking during a nationally televised press conference at IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv...