Posts Tagged: palestinian authority
Amona Residents Accept Compromise; ‘Rule of Law’ Prevails in Israeli Settlement Dispute
JNS.org -- Residents of the West Bank settlement of Amona agreed to a last-minute government proposal to shift the community to an adjacent plot of...
You Can’t Make Peace With Bad Leaders
JNS.org - On one of my first assignments abroad as a rookie journalist in the early 1990s, I found myself in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, just...
Funding Terrorism: The Buck Stops Here
"Follow the money" -- the fundamental rule for investigating organized crime -- also holds true for fighting terrorism. But when the search leads to your own doorstep, immediate...
Fatah Lawmakers Warn European Parliament of Ongoing ‘Serious Deterioration of Democracy’ in Abbas-Led Palestinian Authority
A group of Fatah lawmakers recently sent a letter to the European Parliament warning of an ongoing “serious deterioration of democracy” in the Palestinian Authority,...
Senators Inundated With Emails Calling on Them to Back Legislative Effort to Cut Off US Funding of Palestinian Authority Over Payments to Terrorists
US senators have received more than 22,000 emails in the past week asking them to back a recently proposed bill -- the Taylor Force Act...
Major Christian Group Backs Legislative Effort to Cut Off US Funding of Palestinian Authority Over Payments to Terrorists
A major US Christian group is calling on Congress to support a recently proposed bill -- the Taylor Force Act -- that would cut off...
Sporadic Attacks Reveal Fragility of Israel-PA Security Cooperation
A spate of terrorist attacks involving Palestinian Authority (PA) security personnel attacking Israelis is placing a strain on the discreet security cooperation between the Israel Defense...
Report: Egypt Pressuring Aging Palestinian Authority President Abbas to Appoint Successor
Egypt is pressuring 81-year-old Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to appoint a successor, and the Arab League is pushing the Palestinians to mend their internal political...
Israel Acts to Save Environment Polluted by Palestinians, But ‘Greens’ Stay Silent
JNS.org -- Important government action was taken to protect the environment in the Middle East this week. But don't expect the government in question to get any...
Israeli Spokesman Acknowledges Government Giving Money to Cash-Strapped Palestinian Authority to Promote Stability, Rejects Poverty-Terrorism Link
“Israel strongly rejects the contention that poverty is a sufficient, or even a necessary, cause of terrorism,” a spokesperson for the country’s Consulate General in New York...
At Climate Change Conference in Morocco, Israeli Minister Refutes Palestinian Claim That Jewish State Intentionally Pollutes Environment to Harm Civilians
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah accused Israel on Wednesday of intentionally polluting the environment in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to harm Palestinian...
Wall Street Journal Urges Trump to Back Bill That Would Cut Off US Funding of Palestinian Authority Over Payments to Terrorists
President-elect Donald Trump should back legislation that would cut off US funding to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to pay monetary rewards to terrorists...
Shin Bet Arrests Terror Suspects Over Plot to Attack Israeli Troops
JNS.org -- Eight Palestinians from the West Bank and an east Jerusalem resident were arrested on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities and of planning to carry out attacks...
This Land Is Whose Land?
In yet another compulsive denial of Jewish history in the land of Israel, the Palestinian Authority recently announced its intention to claim ownership rights to...
