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What is really behind the “settler violence” narrative?

This month, the European Union of 27 nations imposed sanctions on what they describe as “violent settlers in the...

Gazans cast votes in local election for first time in 20 years

Gazan residents participated on Saturday for the first time in two decades in municipal elections organised by the Palestinian...

PA accuses Israel of engineering ‘special rodents’ to attack Gaza children

Israel has developed a “special kind of rodent” that specifically “attacks children and the sick” in the Gaza Strip,...

‘Pay-for-Slay’ – Palestinian Authority still paying out money to terrorists

Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the Palestinian Authority (PA) did not cease making payments to terrorists and their families. It...

No Palestinian state, Netanyahu says, as Gaza demilitarisation takes centre stage

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sharply rejected renewed international discussion of Palestinian statehood. He used the opening of Israel’s weekly...

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...

Israel revokes visas of Australian representatives to Palestinian Authority

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has revoked the visas of Australian representatives assigned to the Palestinian Authority, delivering notice...

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...

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...

Israel sets conditions for ending Gaza War, plans for civilian governance

After an all-night discussion, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved a proposal to expand the war on Hamas, including reoccupying the...

A two-state solution? Maybe the best way to ‘ensure’ another slaughter

Perhaps the harshest obstacle toward a two-state solution revolves around the Palestinians’ ability to conduct international affairs, which presumably...

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...

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...

Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?

An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately...

Palestinian Journalists Syndicate issues rare rebuke of Hamas after reporters attacked

In a rare move, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate strongly condemned the assault on several journalists by Hamas security forces...

Hypocrisy and double standards over the massacre of the Druze

The hypocrisy, double standards and malevolence are off the scale. Syrian government forces carried out a four-day massacre this week...

Why is New Zealand still funding antisemitic education in the Palestinian territories?

A recent report from the education watchdog IMPACT-se has reignited urgent concerns over the content of Palestinian school curricula. While...

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...

Bethlehem’s last Christians face persecution, violence, and erasure

The Christians of Bethlehem face a crisis as their dwindling community faces systematic Palestinian discrimination, harassment and violence in...

Palestinian Authority cracks down on Jenin terror groups

Palestinian Authority security forces on Sunday continued a rare crackdown on terror strongholds in Jenin. An Israeli military source described...