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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
US renews funding pledge to Palestinians, as PA economy shrinks by 11.5%
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...
Protests by outraged refugees close UNRWA food distribution points in Gaz
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,...
Palestinian Authority paid terrorists over $150 million in 2020
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...
Is the site damaged by Palestinian road works Joshua’s Altar?
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...
Rival factions agree on procedures for Palestinian elections – statement
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...
Palestinians begin coronavirus vaccination campaign
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...
Biden envoy: US to reopen diplomatic missions for Palestinians
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...
Joaquin Castro criticizes Israel on corona vaccines for Palestinians
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...
PA: Importing settlement products is a war crime
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...
Palestinian Authority: We are waiting to hear from Biden administration
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...
France gives $10m. to Palestinian group that promotes Israel boycott
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...
Abbas announces agreement with Hamas to hold elections
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...
‘Palestinians can benefit from normalization deals’ – Mladenov to NYT
"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...
Palestinian claims rabbis teach kids to “kill those who are not Jewish”
'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...
Palestinian critically injured in confrontations with IDF in West Bank
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....
Bus driver assaulted by passenger who refused to wear a mask – Watch
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...
Palestinian Airlines to shut down after 25 years of activity
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...
Gaza’s drill – preparation for war or a PR stunt?
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...
UNICEF ignores PA recruitment of kids to violence
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...
Gaza terror groups plan large military drill
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...
Has COVID created an opportunity to negotiate prisoner swaps with Hamas?
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...
Abbas: Fatah will use full force on Palestinians who sell Israelis land
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...
Senior PLO official Ashrawi resigns, calls for political reforms
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...
UN, EU denounce IDF shooting dead of Palestinian teen during protest
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...
Palestinian teen killed by Israeli forces in protest, Palestinians say
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...
Sisi: Egypt supports resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks
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...
Abbas to make first trip abroad since outbreak of COVID-19
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...
Some 49% of Israelis want Biden to relaunch talks with the Palestinians
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...
PA wants Biden to reverse ‘anti-Palestinian’ decisions
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...
Palestinians restore ties with Israel
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...
PLO: Pompeo can’t resurrect Trump administration with settlement visit
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...
PA: Pompeo’s visit to a settlement is a provocation
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...
Ashkenazi asks Bulgarian FM to sway PA to hold peace talks with Israel
"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...
Minors arrested for planning terror attacks in the West Bank for Hamas
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...
To bypass Israeli sanctions, former security prisoners employed by PA
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...
Palestinian Authority communicating with Biden campaign
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...
Egypt tells Hamas to keep ceasefire until after US elections – report
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...
Lawfare project looks to extradite convicted Palestinian terrorist to US
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...
Niue and NZ discuss quarantine-free travel
The Premier of Niue, Dalton Tagelagi has confirmed discussions between his government and New Zealand on quarantine-free travel has started. This week, Mr Tagelagi and...
Palestinians call for ‘day of rage’ to protest offensive cartoons
The call came as Palestinians continued to protest against French President Emmanuel Macron for his recent remarks about Islam. Palestinian demonstrators react to Israeli gunfire...