Posts Tagged: Palestinian government
Who Is the Palestinian Authority’s New ‘Moderate’ Vice President?
Hussein Al-Sheikh is often portrayed as a moderate by the international community, and he was appointed last weekend by Mahmoud Abbas as the new vice...
Palestinian Government Accords Military Funeral to Terrorist Who Was Also Officer in PA Intelligence Forces
Yet another member of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Security Forces was revealed to be playing a double role. While Ashraf Al-Sheikh Ibrahim was serving as an...
Israel: We Will Not Negotiate With Palestinian Government if Hamas Is Involved
JNS.org - The Israeli government announced on Tuesday it would not engage in diplomatic negotiations with the current iteration of a Palestinian unity government, which...
PA Prime Minister: Steep Decline in Foreign Funding Causes Palestinian Budget Cuts
Foreign financial support to the Palestinian budget is running at about half the forecast level, the Palestinian prime minister told local media on Tuesday, meaning...
Netanyahu: Israel Foiled Palestinian Bid to Join Interpol
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin announced Tuesday that the Jewish state has successfully foiled a Palestinian attempt to join Interpol, an intergovernmental organization that...
Palestinian Teachers on Strike — Against the Real ‘Occupier’
JNS.org - It has taken more than a month, but the international news media are finally waking up to the fact that the largest teacher’s strike...
Abbas and His Cronies Laugh All the Way to the Bank
What a happy Eid al-Adha season it has been for Hamas. Not only did Israel ease restrictions on travel from Gaza and the Palestinian Authority...
PA Accused of Inhumane Practices by UK Based Arab Human Rights Group
The Palestinian Authority (PA) and its president, Mahmoud Abbas, have been accused of inhumane practices and human rights abuses, according to a report from the...
President Morsi Makes His Demand on the U.S.
In a New York Times interview published on September 23, 2012, the new president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, makes his demand for a change...
Why Hasn’t There Been Another Palestinian Intifada?
This article was written by Alexander Joffe and Asaf Romirowsky. Is the Arab Spring an 'intifada'? And why haven't the Palestinians joined in? The intifada or 'throwing...
Incitement Index Shows PA Facilitates Demonization of Israel
"All terrorism is legitimate," "the Jews are swindlers," and "Israel is not on the map" are just some of the "educational" messages regularly...
Is Mahmoud Abbas Facing a Revolution?
In one of the lesser-reported stories from the Middle East, Palestinians are out in the streets ostensibly to protest the Palestinian Authority's plan...
June Headlines from the Gaza Strip
Palestinian Unity On June 20, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal were scheduled to meet in Cairo to choose cabinet...
Official PA Terminology: Instead of “Terror”, Use “Resistance”
By Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Information has published a book instructing Palestinians which words to use and calling to...
