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Palestinian factions praise Hezbollah for its missile attack on Israel.

Over the weekend, several Palestinian factions praised Hezbollah for shooting rockets into northern Israel and threatened to continue sending incendiary balloons from Gaza. Earlier in...

During a protest following the death of a critic, the Palestinian Authority deploys troops.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) deployed security personnel on Saturday to counter protestors who went to the streets of Ramallah, West Bank, following the death in...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

In the midst of Israel-Gaza conflict, Biden makes the first call to Abbas.

US President Joe Biden made his first phone call to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas since taking office on Saturday, during intense fighting in the Gaza...

Middle East Palestine

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, has stated that there will be no Palestinian elections until Jerusalem is returned to Israel.

The Palestinian Authority will not hold general elections until Jerusalem participates, said PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday night. Abbas said during a meeting of...

Israel Middle East Palestine

In response to Palestinian missiles, Israel seals the Gaza fishing zone.

Before further notice, the fishing zone will be fully closed. Following security consultations and the persistence of missile fire from the Gaza Strip into the...

Middle East Palestine

After election standoff, Hamas reelects Yahya Sinwar as Gaza leader

The leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, has been elected for another term, following a second round of voting on Wednesday, Hamas...

Israel Middle East Palestine

PA says will foil any Israeli, US plan for UNSC to suspend ICC probe

The Palestinian Authority will thwart any Israeli and or the United States initiative for the United Nations Security Council to suspend the International Criminal Court’s...

COVID-19 Israel Middle East Palestine Russia

Netanyahu bought Russian vaccines for Palestinians – Hadassah head claims

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu purchased doses of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for the Palestinians, according to Hadassah-University Medical Center Director-General Zeev Rotstein. “We...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian Authority, Hamas welcome ICC decision to investigate Israel

The full war crimes probe against Israel and the Hamas terrorist group is expected to cover the 2014 Gaza War, the 2018 Gaza border crisis...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian Election: Coronavirus, Fatah strife may delay, cancel vote

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday issued a “presidential decree” for the formation of an elections court amid reports that the Palestinian general elections...

Middle East Palestine

How Palestinian elections will impact Israel – opinion

“I am not going to be ignored,” Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas mused before announcing elections will take place this year. That Palestinians may have...

COVID-19 Middle East Palestine

Coronavirus: Palestinians decry ‘favoritism’ in PA vaccinations

The call came in response to allegations that vaccines that arrived in the West Bank were being distributed “outside the framework of a clear and...

Middle East Palestine United States

US renews funding pledge to Palestinians, as PA economy shrinks by 11.5%

February 25, 2021

The US has pledged to renew financial assistance to the Palestinians at an international donor meeting that grappled with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Middle East Palestine

Protests by outraged refugees close UNRWA food distribution points in Gaz

February 24, 2021

Dozens of Palestinian refugees protested outside the headquarters of the United Nations agency for refugees in the southern Gaza governorate of Khan Younis on Sunday,...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian Authority paid terrorists over $150 million in 2020

February 23, 2021

The Palestinian Authority paid more than NIS 512 million ($157m.) in salaries to incarcerated or released terrorists in 2020, Palestinian Media Watch reported Monday. The...

Middle East Palestine

Is the site damaged by Palestinian road works Joshua’s Altar?

February 15, 2021

In 1980, Haifa University archaeologist Adam Zertal was conducting a vast archaeological survey in the area of the city of Nablus, the biblical Shechem, in...

Middle East Palestine

Rival factions agree on procedures for Palestinian elections – statement

February 10, 2021

Rival Palestinian factions agreed on Tuesday on steps aimed at ensuring Palestinian elections are held as planned later this year and pledged to respect their...

COVID-19 Middle East Palestine

Palestinians begin coronavirus vaccination campaign

February 3, 2021

Palestinians launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Tuesday, with health workers receiving the first shots after the delivery of doses from Israel and international shipments...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

Biden envoy: US to reopen diplomatic missions for Palestinians

January 27, 2021

The United States plans to reopen the diplomatic missions for the Palestinians, US envoy Richard Mills told the UN Security Council on Tuesday, as he...

COVID-19 Israel Middle East Palestine

Joaquin Castro criticizes Israel on corona vaccines for Palestinians

January 27, 2021

The Palestinian Authority leadership has said it prefers to receive vaccines from other sources. Coronavirus vaccines being prepared at Sourasky Medical Center, December 20, 2020...

Middle East Palestine

PA: Importing settlement products is a war crime

January 24, 2021

The Palestinian Authority said on Saturday that it has filed a complaint with the United Nations, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

Palestinian Authority: We are waiting to hear from Biden administration

January 22, 2021

The Palestinian Authority, overjoyed that the era of US president Donald Trump has ended, is looking forward to hearing from the new US administration on...

Europe France Middle East Palestine

France gives $10m. to Palestinian group that promotes Israel boycott

January 5, 2021

Promoting that boycott has been found illegal in France in several high-profile cases. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he arrives...

Middle East Palestine

Abbas announces agreement with Hamas to hold elections

January 3, 2021

Hamas did not immediately comment on Abbas’s announcement. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtayeh (R) and President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the swearing in ceremony of...

Middle East Palestine

‘Palestinians can benefit from normalization deals’ – Mladenov to NYT

January 3, 2021

"Neither Israel nor the Arab countries will want to ruin the treaty, giving other countries leverage in Israel." NICKOLAY MLADENOV (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Having...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian claims rabbis teach kids to “kill those who are not Jewish”

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021

'Military expert' demonizes Israelis with baseless accusation claiming that they are taught to murder. Palestinian Media Watch shows Palestinian girl reciting poem that calls for...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian critically injured in confrontations with IDF in West Bank

January 2, 2021

The incident took place when IDF combat engineering soldiers arrived to the area in order to seize equipment used in an illegal Palestinian construction site....

Middle East Palestine

Bus driver assaulted by passenger who refused to wear a mask – Watch

January 2, 2021

After the driver called the police, body-camera footage showed the teen walking up behind him and punching him in the back of the head. A...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian Airlines to shut down after 25 years of activity

December 31, 2020

The airline's fleet of two Fokker 50 aircrafts have been leased to other airlines over the last few years. The Palestinian Authority announced on Tuesday...

Middle East Palestine World

Gaza’s drill – preparation for war or a PR stunt?

December 30, 2020

It is a rare sight; the different factions deciding in an “act of unity” to join hands in the operation. Members of Palestinian militant groups...

Middle East Palestine World

UNICEF ignores PA recruitment of kids to violence

December 30, 2020

PMW gave evidence, but group looked only at Hamas, PIJ A Palestinian boy wearing a Hamas headband attends a protest against Israel's plan to annex...

Middle East Palestine

Gaza terror groups plan large military drill

December 29, 2020

The main groups expected to participate in the drill belong to Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Fatah. HAMAS...

COVID-19 Israel Middle East Palestine

Has COVID created an opportunity to negotiate prisoner swaps with Hamas?

December 12, 2020

Palestinian officials reportedly told Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar that Israel has made an offer to Hamas via the Egyptian intelligence delegation that visited the Gaza...

Middle East Palestine

Abbas: Fatah will use full force on Palestinians who sell Israelis land

December 12, 2020

Abbas went on to say that, regardless of Israeli intervention, the PA will find a way to enforce this policy. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends...

Middle East Palestine

Senior PLO official Ashrawi resigns, calls for political reforms

December 10, 2020

PA President Mahmoud Abbas said he had accepted Ashrawi's resignation. PLO executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons) Veteran Palestinian negotiator and women's...

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UN, EU denounce IDF shooting dead of Palestinian teen during protest

December 6, 2020

A Palestinian teen, was killed on Friday while attending a protest in the village of Al-Mughayyir near Ramallah. Mourners take part in the funeral of...

Middle East Palestine

Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in protest, Palestinians say

December 4, 2020

Israeli soldiers fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian on Friday during stone-throwing clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials said, although the Israeli military said...

Africa Egypt Israel Middle East Palestine

Sisi: Egypt supports resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks

December 1, 2020

The Egyptian president said that Cairo will continue its efforts to end the dispute between Abbas’s ruling Fatah faction and Hamas. ABDEL FATTAH AL-SISI (photo...

Middle East Palestine

Abbas to make first trip abroad since outbreak of COVID-19

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

Abbas’s visit comes in the framework of preparations for engaging with a new US administration under President Joe Biden. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry walks...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

Some 49% of Israelis want Biden to relaunch talks with the Palestinians

November 23, 2020

When asked if Biden should advance talks with the Palestinians, 49% said “yes,” 36% said “no,” and 15% had no opinion. Then US Vice-President Joe...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

PA wants Biden to reverse ‘anti-Palestinian’ decisions

November 23, 2020

US to be presented with list of demands, including rescinding recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki at the United...

Israel Middle East Palestine

Palestinians restore ties with Israel

November 18, 2020

PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that the Palestinians have received a written document in which Israel pledges to abide by all the agreements with...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

PLO: Pompeo can’t resurrect Trump administration with settlement visit

November 16, 2020

If Pompeo goes ahead with his plans, he would be the first US secretary of state and the highest US ranking official to visit a...

Middle East Palestine Politics United States

PA: Pompeo’s visit to a settlement is a provocation

November 16, 2020

Several Palestinian factions denounced Pompeo’s planned visit to Psagot. Hamas called it a “new American aggression against the Palestinians and Arabs.” Abu Mazen swears in...

Bulgaria Middle East Palestine

Ashkenazi asks Bulgarian FM to sway PA to hold peace talks with Israel

November 13, 2020

"These are historic times and it’s important that the international community helps strengthen the new peace agreement." Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi meets with his Bulgarian...

Israel Middle East Palestine

Minors arrested for planning terror attacks in the West Bank for Hamas

November 10, 2020

The two were asked to carry out shooting and kidnapping attacks for the Gaza-based terror group. A young Palestinian has his face painted as he...

Israel Middle East Palestine

To bypass Israeli sanctions, former security prisoners employed by PA

November 6, 2020

Restrictions on financial institutions part of effort to ‘criminalize the Palestinian struggle,’ professor says. A Palestinian prisoner, convicted of security offences against Israel, looks out...

Palestine Politics United States

Palestinian Authority communicating with Biden campaign

November 3, 2020

Relations with Trump Administration frozen since US recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden accepts the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination during...

Middle East Palestine United States

Egypt tells Hamas to keep ceasefire until after US elections – report

November 3, 2020

The report added that Egypt insinuated to Hamas that Israel may consider returning to targeted assassination. Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh attends a meeting with members...

Middle East Palestine

Lawfare project looks to extradite convicted Palestinian terrorist to US

October 31, 2020

Although Tamimi was tried and sentenced to 16 life sentences for the terrorist attack, she was released to Jordan in the deal struck between Israel...