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Legal Battle Intensifies: Turkey’s Ottoman Archives Now in the Hand of the Palestinian Authority
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Turkey has transferred to the Palestinian Authority a copy of the Ottoman-era archives, in order to help Palestinians in their legal fight against Israel’s land claims, according to Israeli news […]
Palestinian Authority Accuses Israel of Escalating Religious Conflict (VIDEO)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) accused Israel of escalating a “systematic” religious conflict due to the increasing raids by Israeli Jewish settlers of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Quds Press reported yesterday. In a statement, the PA’s foreign ministry said that […]
Arab League Vows $100m per Month to Palestinian Authority
The Arab League has pledged $100 million per month to the Palestinian Authority to make up for funds withheld by Israel. The #ArabLeague pledged from Cairo on Sunday to provide $100 million a month to […]
Gazans Call for Abbas’ Resignation at Rally against Palestinian Authority (VIDEO)
Hundreds of Palestinians have rallied in Gaza City demanding that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas step down. Photos and videos of Saraya Square show crowds this afternoon chanting “Go, go, Abbas, that’s the demand of […]
US Freezes Civil Assistance to the Palestinian Authority
The United States has completely frozen its civil assistance to the Palestinian Authority, Israeli TV station i24 revealed on Monday. This step came two months after the decision of the US Congress to oblige the […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Admitted to Hospital
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been admitted to hospital in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said, providing no further details on his condition. Palestinian President Abbas hospitalized in a West Bank […]
Palestinian Authority Welcomes Prince William, First British Royal to Visit Palestine since 1948
Palestinian officials welcomed the announcement that Britain’s Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will visit the occupied Palestinian territory in the summer, in what will be the first state visit by a British royal to […]
Palestinian Authority Rejects Israel’s Restrictions on Foreign Academics’ Entry
Palestinian Minister of Education Sabri Saidam Sunday affirmed his ministry’s ‘utmost rejection’ of all restrictions imposed by Israel on foreign academics seeking higher education in Palestine. This came during a meeting with a delegation of […]
Palestinian Authority ‘Helped Israel Assassinate Jarar’
Hamas’ armed group, Al-Qassam Brigades yesterday accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of providing Israeli occupation forces with information that helped them identify and assassinate the man responsible for killing a settler last month. Cooperation between […]
Palestinian Authority Reportedly to Hold Next Week’s Cabinet Meeting in Gaza
The Palestinian Authority (PA) is set to hold its next weekly cabinet meeting in the Gaza Strip, PA-owned Wafa news agency reported Monday, saying it was a “sign indicating improvement in relations between the Palestinian […]
Palestinian Authority Sends Medical Aid to Venezuela
The Palestinian Authority (PA) sent on Sunday three trucks loaded with medical supplies to be sent to Venezuela, following an order from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Riad al-Malki told Ma’an […]
Palestinian Authority Supports Trump’s Call for Israeli Settlements ‘Pullback’, Wary of ‘One State’ Idea
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas fully supports Donald Trump’s call on Israel to “pull back” on settlement expansion, but is yet to comment on a trending idea that a peace deal might not necessarily include […]
Palestinian Authority Rebuffs Netanyahu Call for ‘Dialogue’ with Abbas
Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest call for direct talks, opting instead to join a French-led multilateral peace initiative. According to an AFP report, […]
PA: ‘State of Palestine’ to Replace ‘Palestinian Authority’ on New Passports
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki revealed yesterday that a new version of the Palestinian passport will carry the words “State of Palestine” instead of the “Palestinian National Authority”. Al-Maliki told Palestinian Al-Ayyam newspaper that […]
Netanyahu Urges Govt to Avert Palestinian Authority Collapse
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told high-level government officials that Tel Aviv must prevent the collapse of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, or prepare for a worst-case scenario, local press reports. Netanyahu […]
Confronting the Obvious Truth: Palestinian Authority vs. the People
By Ramzy Baroud Saeb Erekat is an enigmatic character. Despite minimal popularity among Palestinians, he is omnipresent, appears regularly on television and speaks with the moral authority of an accomplished leader whose legacy is rife […]
Hamas Alleges Palestinian Authority Spied on Gaza Armed Groups
Hamas on Saturday released a string of videos allegedly revealing that members of the Palestinian Authority security forces in Ramallah spied on armed groups in Gaza and provided intelligence on the location of fighters to […]
Palestinian Authority Cancels Israel Gas Deal after Outcry
The Palestinian Authority (PA) will not ratify a preliminary agreement to import natural gas supplies from Israel for 20 years signed more than a year ago, sources told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. The value of the deal is […]
Palestinian Authority: Israel’s Doppelgänger
By Vacy Vlazna In popular idiom, doppelgänger hails from the German, meaning “look-alike” in behaviour or physical appearance. The frontline of Palestinian non-violent resistance in the West Bank of the State of Palestine, is not […]
2014: Failure of Palestinian Authority, BDS Success to Continue
By Ramzy Baroud 2013 was a year in which the so-called peace process charade was allowed to continue, leading Palestinians on yet another futile journey of broken promises. Meanwhile, the Israeli colonial project in the […]
New Palestinian Authority Cabinet Sworn in
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has sworn in a new government headed by prime minister Rami Hamdallah. “This is my government and you have all my trust and protection,” Abbas said to the new cabinet members […]
Hamas Slams Palestinian Authority for Postponing UNESCO Resolutions
Hamas on Thursday condemned a reported decision by the Palestinian Authority to postpone five UNESCO resolutions following US intervention. “This step is like a reward to the occupation for its crimes and violations,” Hamas spokesman […]
US Aid: Opium for the Palestinian Authority
By Jamal Kanj Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas signed a $3.9 billion national budget for the 2013 fiscal year just one day before the March 31 deadline. The budget was approved without the required constitutional review […]
Palestinian Authority to Reconsider All Ties with Israel
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced plans to reconsider all its security, political and economic agreements with Israel in the coming days. Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hana Amira […]
Palestinian Authority Faces Cash Shortage
The Palestinian Authority (PA) may not be able to pay employees their salaries for the next two months because of a shortfall in foreign aid, Salam Fayyad, the prime minister, has said. Fayyad told a […]
Palestinian Authority Faces Cash Shortage
The Palestinian Authority can only pay employees half their salaries this month because of a shortfall in foreign aid which it needs for its financial survival, the prime minister said on Sunday. Salam Fayyad appealed […]
Can the Palestinian Authority Survive?
By Jonathan Cook – Nazareth With the 18-year-long Middle East peace process finally pronounced dead, is the Palestinian Authority finished too? That is the question being asked by Palestinians in the wake of a week of damaging […]
Dissolve the Palestinian Authority
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan On September 9, 1993, Yasser Arafat, the PLO chief, signed a letter addressed to Yitzhak Rabin accepting UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 and recognizing the right of Israel to […]
Palestinian Authority Detains Hamas Members
Palestinian Authority security forces have arrested thirteen members of Hamas in different locations of the West Bank, the resistance movement says. The Hamas members, detained on Wednesday, were students and academics formerly held in Israeli […]
Israeli Soldiers Launch Social Media Campaign Demanding Greater Authority to Shoot Palestinians
Hundreds of Israeli soldiers started a campaign on social media platforms, demanding greater authority to shoot Palestinians and change the Israeli Army’s protocols regarding opening fire at Palestinians. The campaign, under the title “Untie Our […]