Abbas no ‘prince of peace,’ Netanyahu tells Erin Molan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for embracing Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas as a “prince of peace” following their meeting in Paris. Read more

Trump mulls jailed Barghouti for Gazan post-Hamas rule

US President Donald Trump has suggested he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, a potentially unifying Palestinian leader. Read more

Surveys show recognition of Palestine would reward extremism, not peace

Palestinian opinion surveys reveal that President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent pledges to disarm Hamas, reform governance, and end anti-peace messaging are almost certain to remain unfulfilled, according to a major new report from the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council (AIJAC).

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Indigenous Friends of Israel not pleased with Palestine decision

The Indigenous Friends of Israel International has not welcomed Australia’s announcement that it would support recognition of a Palestinian state. Read more

As Abbas eyes UN statehood bid, Ben-Gvir demands immediate measures to overthrow PA

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Sunday vowed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take “immediate” action aimed at “toppling the Palestinian Authority” in response to a report that PA President Mahmoud Abbas is weighing a unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood in September. Read more

Australia co-ordinating on recognition of Palestine

Australia is one step closer to recognising Palestinian statehood and is coordinating with other nations on the issue, as the foreign minister warns there might soon be “no Palestine left”. Read more

Israel, US decry French move to recognise Palestine

France’s move to recognise a Palestinian state has drawn angry rebukes from Israel and the US, while pushing other countries to make strong expressions of support for a two-state solution. Read more

Abbas calls elections for PLO parliament

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas claimed on Saturday that elections for the Palestinian National Council, an internal body of his Palestine Liberation Organization, will be held by the end of the year. Read more

Hypocrisy and double standards over the massacre of the Druze

The hypocrisy, double standards and malevolence are off the scale. Read more

Arab leaders urging Trump to replace Mahmoud Abbas

Arab leaders are urging President-elect Donald Trump to take measures to replace Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas amid the PA’s floundering effort to crack down on Jenin-area terror groups. Read more

Marwan Barghouti tops Palestinian polls for PA leadership as family lobbies for his release

As the family of imprisoned Palestinian terror commander Marwan Barghouti lobbies for his release in a widely anticipated ceasefire, a Palestinian survey released found overwhelming support for him to succeed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

Palestinians plan UN resolution on Israel’s occupation

The Palestinians want to introduce a UN General Assembly resolution enshrining a recent ruling by the UN’s top court declaring Israel’s occupation unlawful. Read more

Israel threatens economic retaliation as Palestinians seek unilateral statehood

Moves by several European countries to recognize Palestinian statehood have emboldened Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to push for unilateral statehood at the UN, but risk an Israeli backlash that would likely bankrupt the Palestinian Authority. Read more

As ceasefire deal takes shape, Mahmoud Abbas lays groundwork for return to Gaza

An emerging Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza will take place in three stages over a period of several weeks, the Tazpit Press Service has learned. Read more

Albanese speaks with Palestinian Authority leader

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, condemning the Hamas attack on Israel and expressing his concern over civilian casualties in the Mideast conflict. Read more

What is not fit to print is printed. What is fit to print is not printed.

A New York Times reporter got away with posting a strangely worded, one-sided feature that sends a message that the Palestinians are long-established inhabitants of the land that is now governed by the state of Israel. The Palestinians  are even described as “indigenous.” Read more

In Judea and Samaria, the post-Abbas era has already begun

On Tuesday evening, Israeli security forces conducted a counter-terror raid in the Jenin refugee camp, the epicentre of terrorism in Judea and Samaria. Read more

Mahmoud Abbas’s antisemitic rant draws condemnation

Mahmoud Abbas, who is at the same time president of the Palestinian Authority, chairman of the PLO and chairman of the Fatah movement, shared his theories about Ashkenazi Jews on Aug. 24, claiming they are the descendants of Khazars and that Adolf Hitler had Jews slaughtered not because they were Jews but because of their “social role” as moneylenders. Read more

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The cruel lessons of the Oslo debacle remain unlearned

We’ve seen this movie before. Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas says something awful and antisemitic. Read more

King Abdullah & Abbas reject Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

Jordan’s King Abdullah and PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas have broken their 15 months long silence by finally rejecting the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution – first published in Saudi Arabia on 8 June 2022 – that shredded the failed two-state solution pursued by Saudi Arabia and the Arab League since 2002 (Arab Peace Initiative). Read more

Abbas firing PA Governors like ‘reshuffling deck chairs on Titanic

Mahmoud Abbas, the 87-year-old ailing Palestinian Authority president, is showing his desperation and corruption by trying to fire more than 80% of the authority’s regional governors, according to Washington analysts who follow the region closely. Read more

The day after

Trying to predict events when it comes to Israel and the region is fraught with uncertainty. Read more

MBS: Is Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution dead or alive?

Following the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran intend resuming diplomatic relations within the next two months – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister – Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) – needs to urgently answer this one question: “Is the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution published on 8 June 2022 by your confidant Ali Shihabi dead – or is it still alive?” Read more

Israeli brothers killed in Samaria terror shooting

Two Israelis were killed in a terrorist attack near the village of Huwara, south of Nablus, in Samaria on Sunday. Read more

Secret talks paving way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

The bombshell revelation that senior aides of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been holding secret talks for almost two months further confirms the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) acceptance of the Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (Saudi Solution) as the basis for negotiating an end to 100 years of conflict between Arabs and Jews. Read more

Penalising Palestinian lawfare

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Friday plans to impose sanctions on the Palestinian Authority for its latest act of lawfare aggression against the Jewish state. Read more

In call with Abbas, Gantz emphasises ‘important ties’ with Palestinians

Outgoing Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Wednesday called for continued cooperation with Ramallah, speaking during a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. Read more

Own goals

Scoring an own goal can be a most embarrassing result in a soccer game, but it also has another connotation. Read more

Abbas: No option other than to deal with Netanyahu

Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he has no choice but to coordinate with Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more

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