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14 Palestinian Parties, Including Hamas, Agree to Run in Elections

November 28, 2019

Fatah is ready to run in the Palestinian elections alongside Hamas, a member of the movement’s Central Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad said yesterday. In an interview with Al-Resalah, Al-Ahmad said that Hanna Nasser, the head of the […]

The Infallible Warrior: Honest Reflections on the Legacy of Yasser Arafat 15 Years after his Death

November 21, 2019

15 years after the passing of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian people continue to reflect on his legacy. Thousands of images of “Abu Ammar” have been shared across numerous social media platforms remembering a […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Fatah Official during Hebron Tour (VIDEO)

November 7, 2019

Illegal Jewish settlers yesterday attacked Fatah’s deputy leader Mahmoud Al-Aloul as he toured the occupied Old City of Hebron (Al-Khalil), Anadolu Agency reported. Hebron Municipality said in a statement that a “group of Jewish settlers” attacked […]

UN Envoy Discusses Upcoming Elections with Palestinian Factions in Gaza

November 5, 2019

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, yesterday met with representatives of Palestinian factions in Gaza to discuss the upcoming elections. In a meeting with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the UN […]

Elections Committee Delegation Arrives in Gaza

October 28, 2019

A delegation from the Palestinian Elections Committee entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening for a meeting with factional and NGO officials, Safa news agency has reported. The Chairman of the #Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC), Hanna […]

Palestinian Court Blocks 59 Websites Critical of PA

October 22, 2019

The Palestinian Authority has blocked 59 Palestinian and Arabic websites, including Quds News Network sites, following a decision by a local Magistrate’s Court. Palestinians are angered at the decision which was revealed yesterday, as not a single site on […]

Elections Committee to Start Meetings with Palestinian Factions

October 10, 2019

The Palestinian Central Elections Committee is to start meetings and discussions with Palestinian factions and NGOs in preparation for holding parliamentary elections, Wafa news agency reported on Tuesday. The #Palestinian Centra #Elections #Committee is to #Start […]

Abbas Forms Commission to Follow up on General Elections

October 4, 2019

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formed a commission to follow up on the plan to hold elections in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt), reported Asharq Al-Awsat. The formation of the commission took place in a meeting […]

Hamas Accepts Abbas’s Invitation to Carry out Presidential Parliamentary Elections (VIDEO)

September 28, 2019

The Islamic Palestinian movement, Hamas, announced on Thursday its readiness to carry out presidential parliamentary National Council elections, a statement confirmed. In the statement, a copy of which was sent to MEMO, Hamas announced: “Based […]

New Poll: More than 60% of Palestinians Want Abbas to Quit

September 18, 2019

Sixty-one percent of Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip want President Mahmoud Abbas to step down, a poll has found. Felesteen.ps reported that a survey conducted by the by Palestinian Centre for Political […]

The Two Narratives of Palestine: The People Are United, the Factions Are Not

May 8, 2019

The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and students from Turkey and all over the world. The Conference was a rare opportunity aimed […]

Hamas, Fatah Condemn Israeli Offensive on Gaza

May 4, 2019

The Palestinian movements of Hamas and Fatah on Saturday slammed recent Israeli offensives on the blockaded Gaza strip since Friday which have killed at least five Palestinians and left dozens wounded, reports Anadolu Agency. Hamas on […]

What Now for the Palestinian People?

April 29, 2019

The West Bank is under threat of annexation by Israel now; the caged Palestinians in Gaza are clamoring, at a grassroots level, for the right to return to their homes and property a few kilometers […]

PA Returns ‘Secretly-Received Millions of Shekels’ to Israel

April 29, 2019

The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) has returned “millions of shekels” to Israel, which the latter had secretly-transferred to the Fatah movement, Israel’s Channel 7 announced yesterday. The channel said: “The Israeli government has secretly-transferred millions of shekels […]

Abbas: Talks with US Administration Useless

April 15, 2019

Palestinian Authority (PA), Fatah and PLO President Mahmoud Abbas said talks with the US are “useless”, Arabs48 reported yesterday. During the first meeting with the new PA government, which sworn in on Saturday, he said: “The coming […]

Abbas Loyalists Dominate New Palestinian Government

April 14, 2019

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday swore in a new government headed by a loyalist from his dominant Fatah party, a move rejected by Hamas as a blow to unity efforts, Reuters reports. Mohammed Shtayyeh, an economist […]

Abbas’ Commitment to the Status Quo and International Legitimacy Has Failed Palestinians

April 13, 2019

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ speech at the Arab League Summit in Tunisia last month only accentuated the usual groveling to external actors, while speaking of “decisive steps and decisions.” Yet, instead of specifying a […]

The Unfinished Gaza War: What Netanyahu Hopes to Gain from Attacking Palestinian Prisoners

April 10, 2019

The current violence targeting Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails dates back to January 2. It was then that Israel’s Public Security Minister, Gilad Erdan declared that the “party is over.” “Every so often, infuriating pictures […]

Palestinian PM Shtayyeh to Form New Government without Hamas

April 8, 2019

Palestinian prime minister-designate Mohammed Shtayyeh will announce the makeup of his new government in the coming days, which rival faction Hamas have already accused of being a “power grab” by Fatah. The new Ramallah-based administration […]

Uniting Fatah, Not Palestinians: The Dubious Role of Mohammed Shtayyeh

March 20, 2019

Political commentators sympathetic to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Fatah Movement, in particular, fanned out as soon as the news was announced of Mohammad Shtayyeh’s appointment as the new Palestinian Prime Minister. It is […]

Chasing Mirages: What Are Palestinians Doing to Combat the ‘Deal of the Century’?

March 13, 2019

More US measures have been taken in recent weeks to cement the Israeli position further and isolate the Palestinian Authority (PA), before the official unveiling of President Donald Trump’s so-called ‘deal of the century’. But […]

Israeli Authorities to Reopen Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound (VIDEOS)

March 13, 2019

Israeli police said the entrances to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound will be reopened on Wednesday morning, a day after they sealed off the gates in response to what they said was a firebombing of a […]

Hamas: Abbas’ New government ‘Reinforces Division’

March 11, 2019

Hamas yesterday condemned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ nomination of Mohammed Shtayyeh as the new prime minister, saying this “reinforces internal division”. In a statement, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said: “The new government formed without consensus. […]

Abbas Appoints Loyalist Shtayyeh as Palestinian Prime Minister (VIDEO)

March 10, 2019

Economist Mohammed Shtayyeh, a member of the West Bank’s dominant Fatah party, was named Palestinian prime minister on Sunday in what the rival Hamas group that runs Gaza called a blow to unity efforts. The […]

Palestine Doesn’t Need an ‘International Peace Conference’ Which Will Reject Liberation Strategies

February 26, 2019

Palestinian media are reporting that Mahmoud Abbas has appealed to the African Union to support, and participate in, a possible international conference “to take care of the peace process.” As always, the Palestinian Authority leader’s […]

Sisi Urges Abbas to Boost Inter-Factional Confidence

February 25, 2019

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday advised Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to boost inter-factional confidence ahead to ending internal divisions. During their meeting in Egypt on the sidelines of the Arab-European Summit being held in […]

Gazans Call for Abbas’ Resignation at Rally against Palestinian Authority (VIDEO)

February 24, 2019

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 […]

Russian Mediation: The Critical Messages of the Hamas-Fatah Talks in Moscow

February 20, 2019

The Russian-sponsored Palestinian unity talks in Moscow on February 11 were neither a success nor failure. Uniting Palestinian factions was not the primary objective of the Moscow conference, in the first place. Instead, the nature […]

Abbas: We Will Hold Elections when Possible

February 7, 2019

Palestinian Authority (PA), PLO and Fatah President Mahmoud Abbas said that the date of the upcoming elections is to be announced when holding “it becomes possible” in Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Sputnik reported […]

Palestinians Criticize PA Decision to Cut Salaries of Gaza Employees

February 7, 2019

Several Palestinian bodies, including NGOs, have severely criticized the measure taken by the Palestinian Authority (PA), PLO and Fatah leader to cut the salaries of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Even member’s of Mahmoud Abbas’ […]

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