Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today began an official visit to Germany, where he will meet his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Palestinian Ambassador to Germany, Khouloud Daibes, told the official Voice of […]
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has slammed the US State Department for removing it from its online list of countries, saying the move constitutes yet more evidence of the US’ alignment with the Israeli right-wing. Previously […]
Israeli TV channel KAN reported on Thursday that the occupation authorities have transferred two billion shekels (around $568 million) of withheld taxes to the Palestinian Authority, which will help to cover its budget deficit. The channel […]
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has announced the suspension of all agreements signed with Israel. The 84-year-old’s declaration on Thursday came after an emergency meeting of the Palestine Liberation Organization in the wake of Israel’s demolition this week of several […]
An unnamed Israeli security source told Al-Monitor this week that the “network of security coordination” with the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the occupied West Bank has never been better. The remarks come as PA President Mahmoud Abbas […]
Those who are still hoping that the new American agenda on Palestine and Israel is temporary, or reversible, should abandon this false hope. Washington’s complete adoption of Israel’s messianic, extremist policies regarding Occupied Palestine has […]
White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Wednesday the United States is willing to engage with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but hinted a new peace plan might call on Palestinian refugees to settle where they […]
President Mahmoud Abbas affirmed that Palestinian national rights are not traded for money. During a press conference with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Piñera at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, Abbas stated: “The Palestinian national rights are […]
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that Israel “should not be worried” about the upcoming “deal of the century”, as it does not demand anything in return for the US’ recognition of […]
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) yesterday called on the Palestinian Authority (PA) to stop its “racist” policies against the Gaza Strip, Safa news agency reported. In a statement, the PFLP said that the […]
The Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Shtayyeh, Thursday, said that his government is going through difficult financial conditions and will continue to borrow from banks to pay part of its employees’ salaries. This situation is caused […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas approved a 67 percent pay rise for Palestinian Authority (PA) officials – as well as other financial benefits amounting to tens of thousands of dollars – while the West Bank’s economy […]
President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his hopes that the US-proposed peace plan, dubbed Deal of the Century, will go to hell. Abbas stated: “I hope that the next Eid al-Fitr would come with us, the Palestinian […]
A senior Israeli source has revealed that Abu Dis would be the capital of any future Palestinian state under the “deal of the century”. According to a report by Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon yesterday, preparations are being […]
The new Palestinian Authority government has been welcomed by the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov, who reiterated the rhetoric reserved for occasions on which the international organization pledges to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel used force “wisely” in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli soldiers have killed “more than 300” Palestinians near the eastern fence of the besieged enclave. In an interview […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the Tunisian capital of Tunis to attend the 30th meeting of the Arab League Summit, which is set to discuss Palestinian aid, Golan Heights, and Yemen, on Sunday. "We […]
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 […]
The Palestinian Farmers’ Union in West Bank yesterday accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of collecting “unjustified” taxes which contravene laws approved by President Mahmoud Abbas, Felesteen.ps reported. Head of the Farmers’ Union Raafat Khandaggi said the body […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Palestinian Authority described last week’s Warsaw Summit as a US-Israeli conspiracy; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the Palestinians are “worse off” because of their absence. This prompted the Secretary General of […]
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 […]
Israel’s decision to withhold part of the taxes it collects on behalf of the Palestinian Authority and plunge it deeper into crisis starkly illustrates the hypocrisies and deceptions at the core of the two governments’ […]
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