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Jenin residents blame Abbas, Hamas for debacle, as rifts in terror groups are exposed

Residents of the Jenin refugee camp are blaming the Palestinian Authority and Hamas for the debacle of a two-day...

Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine can avoid humanitarian disaster

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestine Liberation Organisation President Mahmoud Abbas need to break their silence and confirm...

PLO & Hamas give silent nod to Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

The first meeting in six years between PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Algeria this...

Israeli leaders discuss Biden’s upcoming visit with local counterparts

Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Jordanian King Abdullah II spoke on the phone Saturday night in honour of the...

Somewhere over the rainbow

As we read in the Torah portion, Noach, the rainbow became a symbol that God would not destroy the world by flood again

Meretz’s pilgrimage to Ramallah

Ruthie Blum: It seems that only the left in Israel and elsewhere still buys the “two-state solution” baloney.

Enraged over Arab ties with Israel, Palestinians quit chairing Arab League sessions

"There is no honour in seeing Arabs rush towards normalization,” says Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki.

The Abbas comedy and the ongoing Palestinian tragedy

Jonathan S. Tobin: By insincerely again declaring that he is withdrawing from agreements with Israel, the Palestinian Authority leader is helping to perpetuate the conflict.

President Rivlin discusses Coronavirus crisis with PA head Abbas

President Reuven Rivlin spoke on Wednesday with Palestinian Authority (PA) head Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the Coronavirus crisis.

Decision time

Michael Kuttner: The ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are a time for making decisions.

As its popularity is challenged, Hamas keeps watchful eye over its Palestinian rival in Gaza

Yaakov Lappin: While Hamas’s sovereignty in Gaza is unrivalled—largely through a reign of terror and internal repression—actual popular support for the terror group could be decreasing.

Prepare for the overdue “big one”

 Anticipated major earthquakes both geophysical and political are long overdue...writes Michael Kuttner.

Abbas declares Israeli legislation won’t stop him from paying terrorists

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas declared that he would not stop paying salaries to convicted terrorists and their families, despite new Israeli legislation withholding funds in the amount paid to killers and attackers from taxes collected for the P.A.

Prince William tells Abbas he hopes for a ‘lasting peace’ in the Middle East

Prince William met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday in Ramallah, telling the Palestinian leader he hopes for a “lasting peace” in the region.

Post Purim hangovers

Once the Purim carnival festivities are over and the masks removed the real world again intrudes into our daily lives.

Priorities

Decisions made by political leaders and those in authority usually reflect their priorities...writes Michael Kuttner.

Abbas set to address Security Council to ask for full UN membership

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to address the United Nations Security Council later this month amid growing tensions with the United States.

The predictable liberal response to Pence

Listening to U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s address to the Knesset was a euphoric experience...writes Isi Leibler.

Ready – Steady – Go!

The civil year 2018 is barely out of the starting blocks and we are already witnessing events which without a doubt will impact all of us no matter where we live...writes Michael Kuttner.

Why Trump’s Palestinian aid cut threat makes sense

We didn’t need the publication of a new book filled with behind-the-scenes gossip to know that Donald Trump is an unconventional and, at times, inappropriate president...writes Jonathan S. Tobin/JNS.org.