How Will Gaza’s Fire Burn Mahmoud Abbas?

Khalil Harb The aging Palestinian leader faces his worst nightmare: His Israeli partners massacring Palestinians in Gaza, a possible Third Intifada in the West Bank, and widespread popular support for armed resistance against his benefactors. The threats could be existential for the PA. The overlooked casualty of Israel’s Gaza genocide is its West Bank Palestinian…

October 7th: The Permanent Death of the Oslo Accords

Ameed Faleh Destroy them, destroy them, this time, Israel must destroy Hamas, otherwise we’re done. – An unnamed Palestinian Authority official to an Israeli researcher after Israel announced its post-October 7th siege of the Gaza Strip1 Hamas’ surprise military assault on the settlements of the so-called ‘Gaza Envelope’ on October 7th shocked everyone by the…

PA Continues Arrest Campaign Against Jenin Resistance Fighters

The Cradle Mahmoud Abbas’ recent visit to Jenin was a violation of an agreement between the PA and the Jenin Brigade The Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) Jenin Brigade said in a statement on 17 July that Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces arrested several more its members in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, coming in…

The UK’s Secret Control of Palestinian Security Forces

Kit Klarenberg Leaks reveal that the increasingly violent and repressive Palestinian Authority security forces have been trained by British government-affiliated contractors with US money. Since 2015, Britain has pumped vast sums annually into a “Middle East Peace Process Program.” In an official summary of the effort, lofty rhetoric about protecting the vulnerable, upholding humanitarian law, and working for peace abounds….

Palestinian Authority Carried Out Raids in Jenin Under the Command of the Israeli Army as Israel Launched Airstrikes on the Gaza Strip

The Cradle Support for the West Bank’s ruling Fatah party continues to dwindle as PA President Mahmoud Abbas strengthens his ties with Israeli occupation officials The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Aviv Kohavi, has revealed that occupation forces were recently planning a “large-scale security operation” in the West Bank city of Jenin, before…

Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue Needs Russia’s Backing?

Sputnik-Middle East The Palestinian ambassador to Moscow and the secretary of the Fatah movement’s central committee have spoken to Sputnik about the prospects of settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in light of the recent agreement reached between two rivaling Palestinian movements. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia could play an active role in securing a dialogue between Israel and Palestine, the…

Peace in Syria for the Benefit of Israël and Turkey?

Thierry Meyssan Everyone expected that the crisis opposing Saudi Arabia and Qatar would facilitate the resurgence of the Riyadh-Damascus-Cairo axis which had dominated the political life of the Arab world until the « Arab Spring ». Nothing of the sort occurred. Perhaps Prince Mohammad ben Salmane still hopes to win in Yemen, and therefore sees…

The Israeli Occupation’s Antiquities Authority Conducts Archaeological Excavation in Cremisan Valley

State of Palestine Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities February 4, 2016 The Israeli occupation’s Antiquities Authority conducts an archaeological excavation in Cremisan Valley In May, 2015, Israel commenced with the construction of the Annexation Wall in northern Bethlehem Area; namely the area around the Cremisan Valley in Beit-Jala, without taking into consideration the valley’s potential…

Illegal Israeli Settlements and Other Ongoing Crimes

Palestine at the UN Excellency, Israel, the occupying Power, continues with its pursuit of illegal and provocative policies in the Occupied State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, to the grave detriment of the Palestinian people suffering the oppression of its illegal occupation and the prospects for a peaceful and just solution. Ongoing illegal Israeli policies…