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Fatah, Hamas Welcome Decree Setting Dates for Palestinian National Elections

January 16, 2021

The ruling Fatah movement and its rival, the Hamas movement, welcomed the decree issued yesterday by President Mahmoud Abbas setting dates for national elections in Palestine. The decree set May 22 for holding legislative elections […]

Following US Pressure, Abbas Announces First Elections in Palestine in 15 Years

January 15, 2021

Responding to a recent call by the Biden Administration to hold elections in Palestine as soon as possible, the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Friday that parliamentary and presidential elections will be […]

Palestinian Authority to Pay Full Salaries to More than 900 Prisoners

January 15, 2021

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has signed an order to pay the full salaries to more than 900 prisoners and former prisoners, Head of the Prisoners and Ex-prisoners Affairs Authority Qadri Abu Bakr announced […]

Israel Postpones ‘Peace Talks’ with PA

January 11, 2021

Israel put off a scheduled meeting between Palestinian Authority (PA) Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki and his Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi, Maariv revealed yesterday. The Shehab News Agency reported the Israeli daily saying that the meeting […]

PA President Abbas to Set Dates for New Elections in Palestine

January 11, 2021

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to issue decrees for holding the first legislative elections, to be followed by presidential elections, by January 20, following an agreement reached with the Hamas movement and after […]

Abbas is Exploiting Palestinian Reconciliation and Unity Efforts

January 10, 2021

After returning to security coordination with Israel just days after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US presidential election, the Palestinian Authority wasted no time in reassuring the international community that it was […]

2021: Palestine’s Chance of Fighting Back

January 6, 2021

2020 will go down in history as the year that terminated the American-sponsored ‘peace process’. While 2021 will not reverse the monumental change in the US attitude and objectives in Palestine, Israel and the Middle […]

Report: Abbas Impatient to Resume Unconditional Talks with Israel

January 2, 2021

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas hopes to resume unconditional talks with Israel as soon as possible, a senior PA official informed Israel Hayom. On Friday, the Israeli outlet reported a senior PA official stating […]

Palestinian GDP Declines by 12% in 2020 Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

December 21, 2020

Palestinian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declined by 12 percent in 2020 compared to 2019 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. In a joint statement, the Palestinian Monetary Authority and the Palestinian Bureau of Statistics […]

PFLP: PA Ignores National Consensus as It Returns to Talks with Israel

December 12, 2020

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announced on Friday that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has ignored national consensus when it decided to return to talks with Israel. In a statement issued on […]

Confirmed: Top PLO Official Hanan Ashrawi Resigns (Full Statement)

December 9, 2020

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepted today, Wednesday, December 9, the resignation of Hanan Ashrawi, an influential member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. […]

‘Long Live the (Dead) Peace Process’: Abbas Prioritizes US Ties over Palestinian National Unity

December 9, 2020

No one seemed as excited about the election of Joe Biden being the next President of the United States as Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas. When all hope seemed lost, where Abbas found himself desperate […]

Reports: Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Committee over Resumption of Coordination with Israel

December 8, 2020

Hanan Ashrawi has resigned from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee in protest at Ramallah’s decision to resume security coordination with Israel, sources have told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. Dr. Ashrawi, a veteran legislator who has taken […]

Israel Transfers $1.14Bn in Tax Revenues to Palestinian Authority

December 3, 2020

The Israeli occupation authorities have transferred $1.14 billion in tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority (PA) on Wednesday, according to the Palestinian minister of civil affairs. As stated by Anadolu Agency, Hussein Al-Sheikh posted on […]

The King’s Man: Blinken’s Appointment Reassures Israel that Little Will Change under Biden

December 2, 2020

Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has nothing to worry about as the man who will directly handle America’s foreign policy in the Middle East is a loyal friend of Israel. Crisis averted. President-elect, Joe […]

Fatah Official: Palestine, Jordan, Egypt to Hold Peace Conference

December 2, 2020

Deputy leader of Palestine’s Fatah movement, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said a committee which includes Palestinian, Jordanian, and Egyptian officials has been formed to coordinate the Palestinian call for holding an international peace conference. A Return to […]

Jordan King Meets PA President to Revive Peace Talks

November 30, 2020

Jordan’s King Abdullah met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday in a bid to revive the stalled Israel-Palestine peace process under a new US administration. The two leaders met at the Jordanian resort town […]

PA President Abbas Awards Late US Activist Rachel Corrie ‘Freedom Star’ Award

November 30, 2020

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday awarded late American activist Rachel Corrie the “Freedom Star” accolade, honoring her sacrifices for the sake of the Palestinian people, Quds Net News reported. During a call with […]

Palestinian Authority to Resume Cooperation with Israel

November 18, 2020

The Palestinian Authority will resume civil and security cooperation with Israel suspended in May over a now-frozen Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian minister said on Tuesday. Civil Affairs […]

The PA Needs to Clarify Its Concept of ‘Negotiations’ in Abandoned Palestine

November 14, 2020

The US “deal of the century” may be scrapped when President-elect Joe Biden takes office in January, but its ramifications will not necessarily be anathema to the incoming administration. Just as outgoing President Donald Trump […]

‘Playing for Time’: The Non-strategy of Mahmoud Abbas

November 11, 2020

“If we are going to live another four years with President Trump, God help us, God help you and God help the whole world.” These were the words of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, […]

Top Palestinian Official Saeb Erekat Dies of COVID Aged 65

November 10, 2020

Dr. Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Executive Committee, passed away from COVID-19, the Palestinian Fatah movement announced. The veteran PLO official contracted coronavirus on October 8, his condition became critical ten […]

Shtayyeh: PA President Abbas Ready for Engagement in Serious Process

November 8, 2020

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh congratulated today the US President-elect Joe Biden & Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for winning the elections, saying President Mahmoud Abbas was ready for immediate engagement in a serious political process. In […]

PA to Accept Tax Revenue from Israel This Month

November 2, 2020

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is reportedly set to resume receiving transfers of tax revenues collected by Israel on its behalf, Israel Hayom reported i24 News saying. The PA stopped receiving transfers since May when President […]

PA President Abbas Calls on UN to Convene International Peace Conference

October 29, 2020

PA President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday called on the United Nations to hold urgent consultations on convening an international peace conference. Abbas sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres urging him to hold urgent consultations […]

PA Courts to Look at Legal Action against Jewish Settler Violence

October 15, 2020

For the first time, Palestinian Authority courts are going to look at cases filed by Palestinian citizens related to violations allegedly committed by Jewish settlers, Wafa news agency has reported. Minister of Justice Mohammed Al-Shalaldeh […]

In Lieu of a Liberation Strategy: Palestinian Elections are Designed to Buy Time

September 30, 2020

It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement between his party, Fatah and Hamas in Istanbul on September […]

PA President Abbas Calls for International Talks on ‘Real Peace Process’

September 26, 2020

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to hold an international conference on “a real peace process based on international law” to end the Israeli occupation, Anadolu Agency reported. […]

Abbas Asks Turkey to Support Internal Reconciliation, Election Plans

September 23, 2020

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has asked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to support the internal Palestinian reconciliation efforts and the plans for an election. #PalestinianAuthority Pres. #Abbas has reportedly called Pres. #Erdogan, requesting […]

PA Abbas to Address UN General Assembly Later this Month

September 22, 2020

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is set to deliver an important speech before the United Nations General Assembly on the 25th of this month via video-conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nabil Abu Rudaineh, the […]

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