Palestinian Authority

The Palestinian vacuum: Hamas is losing support, but nothing is filling the void - analysis

Hamas is losing support, but nothing is replacing it, leaving Palestinian politics with a deepening vacuum

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas faces deep public dissatisfaction, with a new poll finding overwhelming support for his resignation, and growing doubts over the PA’s role and legitimacy. Premium
The Palestinian Authority Security Forces have expanded significantly since the Oslo Accords, becoming a central focus of debate over security and governance in the West Bank.

Bipartisan House group warns PA fiscal collapse could strengthen Hamas, Iran-backed groups

People hold Palestinian flags during a solidarity rally to mark the 78th anniversary of the Nakba to commemorate the mass dispossession of Palestinians in 1948, in Berlin, Germany May 16, 2026.

Palestinians increasingly favoring ‘peaceful negotiations’ over ‘armed resistance’ - poll

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements


Large majority of Israelis fear an October 7-style attack from the West Bank, poll finds

The release of the findings follows the “turning the guns” warning issued by the JCFA on July 15, when a study noted the buildup of the PA's military capabilities.

Supporters of the Palestinian Fatah movement gather with flags for a rally ahead of the sixtieth anniversary of its establishment in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank on December 31, 2024.

Israeli seriously wounded in West Bank stabbing attack, IDF kills terrorist after hour-long manhunt

According to KAN News, the terrorist's phone fell from his pocket while fleeing the scene and has been identified as an individual known to the security establishment.

Israel Police responding to the scene of the terror attack at Maoz Yehuda Farm near Kusra in the West Bank, September 7, 2026.

Palestinian killed by IDF fire during clash with settlers in village near Kalkilya - report

On Sunday night, the PA-run WAFA reported that three Palestinians were wounded during the clash, including two who were in serious condition after being shot. 

Footage showing extremist settlers running in the West Bank village of Kusra, August 12, 2026.

Fatah Central Committee secretary-general reveals Hamas talks in Turkey, doubts elections - report

According to a source who spoke with the Palestinian Press Network, Rajoub also met with mukhtars, or clan leaders, from the Gaza Strip in an effort to potentially create his own alliance.

 PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-WEST BANK Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh (L) and head of the Palestinian Football Association and Palestine Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub (C) arrive to attend the football match between Jabal Al-Mukaber and Shabab Al-Khalil teams.

Can Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction handle peace with both Israel and Hamas?

PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: Politically active Palestinians argue that Palestinians must learn to coexist with people they may profoundly disagree with, and do so peacefully.

MOHAMMAD DAHLAN, leader of Fatah’s Democratic Reform faction, has called for Palestinians to put past divisions aside and build a political system in which elections transfer power, and institutions are ‘greater than individuals.’

Abbas faces pressure over whether to postpone long-delayed Palestinian elections

Abbas could use the time during the postponement to make internal arrangements within his divided faction before Palestinians ever have the opportunity to vote.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during the 8th General Conference of Fatah in Ramallah in May 2026.

Tony Blair disputes former UK UN envoy claims that he pushed PA to remove 'Palestine' from textbook

A spokesperson for Blair told The Jerusalem Post that Greenstock's claim "is not true and a complete fabrication."

Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair (C) and his wife Cherie Blair (R) depart after attending the annual Order of the Garter service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, west of London, on June 15, 2026.

Schools in east Jerusalem strike after Israel fails to renew entry permits for teaching staff

The General Secretariat for Christian Educational Institutions of Jerusalem said the decision was made after Israel allegedly failed to renew the entry permits without prior warning.

Schmidt-Schule, Catholic German school for Palestinian girls, in East Jerusalem, next to Damascus Gate, June 16, 2015.

The Barghouti ‘myth’: Why Palestinians still want a leader they barely know - interview

Asked how it was possible that a man with limited communication to the Palestinian people could enjoy such popularity, Milshtein explained that it was his absence that allowed his popularity to grow.

A Palestinian man walks past graffiti showing Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti in Bethlehem, West Bank.

Israel raids homes of terrorists’ families, seizes hundreds of thousands in PA funds

Police raided several homes, including that of Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Abad, who was involved in an attempted suicide attack in Jerusalem in 2002.

Jewelry, cash, and car keys seized from Hamas terrorists and their families in an Israeli operation on August 26, 2026.